| aerate |
to expose to the circulation or chemical action of air in order to ventilate or cleanse. |
| alacrity |
willing promptness. |
| annul |
to make nonexistent or ineffective; cancel. |
| culinary |
of, concerning, or used for cooking. |
| defray |
to pay or assist in the payment of (costs or the like). |
| encroachment |
the act of exceeding proper or intended limits, as of territory or property. |
| extrapolate |
to make an estimate or inference of (future probability or the like) on the basis of what is already known or has already occurred. |
| fodder |
feed for farm animals, such as stalks of corn cut and mixed with hay. |
| implacable |
not to be pacified or diverted; unappeasable or inexorable. |
| itinerary |
a detailed plan of travel. |
| misdemeanor |
in law, a class of illegal act that is less serious than a felony and carries a lighter sentence; minor offense. |
| parry |
to deflect or knock aside (a blow or stroke), as with one's weapon in fencing. |
| partake |
to take part; participate (usually followed by "in"). |
| revue |
a form of entertainment consisting of a series of songs, comic routines, and dances, often as parodies of current affairs and people. |
| scanty |
barely adequate; meager. |