| amortize |
to deduct (expenditures) by fixed amounts over a period of time. |
| astringent |
a substance or drug that contracts body tissue and slows discharge or secretion. |
| beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
| demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| extralegal |
not regulated or permitted by law; outside of legal authority. |
| garrulous |
given to talking excessively. |
| harrow |
to go over or break up with a harrow. |
| intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
| macerate |
to soften (food or the like) by soaking, as in digestion. |
| ontogeny |
the process of biological growth and development of a particular living organism. |
| pathos |
a quality in life or art that evokes pity, sadness, or compassion. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| sartorial |
of or pertaining to tailors or tailored clothing, especially men's clothing. |