| bilk |
to defraud or swindle, especially by avoiding due or promised payment. |
| clairvoyant |
possessing the ability to see or know things that are beyond the five senses. |
| consort |
a wife or husband, especially of a royal personage. |
| epitaph |
on a gravestone or tomb, an inscription commemorating the dead person. |
| hedonistic |
adhering to or characterized by the principle that pleasure should be the primary aim in life. |
| impregnate |
to make (a female animal or human) pregnant, or to make (an egg) fertile. |
| incur |
to become liable for or bring upon oneself (usually some unwanted or harmful consequence). |
| nonchalant |
not showing excitement or anxiety; coolly confident, unflustered, or unworried;casually indifferent. |
| recluse |
a person who lives in voluntary isolation from others. |
| reproach |
to express disapproval of or disappointment with (someone); censure. |
| resurrect |
to restore to life or good standing; raise out of death or disrepute. |
| retrospect |
reflection on the past or on past events or achievements. |
| stratagem |
a plan or trick to deceive, surprise, or outwit an opponent, especially as a military maneuver. |
| sumptuous |
large, lavish, or splendid, especially when created at great cost. |
| wrangle |
to win or obtain by quarreling. |