| amortize |
to deduct (expenditures) by fixed amounts over a period of time. |
| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
| cloture |
in U.S. parliamentary procedure, a method of ending debate and causing an immediate vote on the matter being discussed. |
| cynosure |
a thing or person that is the center of attention and admiration. |
| daunt |
to lessen the determination of; intimidate; discourage. |
| electuary |
a drug mixed with honey, syrup, or the like to form a paste to be smeared on the teeth or gums of a sick animal. |
| forbear |
to keep or abstain from (an action or utterance). |
| gullible |
believing almost anything; easily tricked. |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| lambent |
glowing softly. |
| noisome |
offensive or disgusting, especially in smell; foul. |
| oppugn |
to oppose, contradict, criticize, or call into question. |
| reprisal |
injury inflicted in retaliation for injury received, as in war; revenge. |
| tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |