| amortize |
to deduct (expenditures) by fixed amounts over a period of time. |
| conclave |
a secret, private, or confidential meeting or gathering. |
| corollary |
a readily drawn conclusion; deduction or inference. |
| demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
| doggerel |
trivial, crudely constructed verse. |
| euphoria |
a strong feeling of well-being or elation, sometimes unrealistic or unwarranted, and able to be induced by certain drugs. |
| garble |
to mix up, distort, or confuse (a message, translation, or the like); cause to be disordered or unintelligible. |
| garrulous |
given to talking excessively. |
| impugn |
to call into question; challenge or try to discredit. |
| lapidary |
an expert on or dealer in gemstones. |
| occlude |
to close or obstruct (a passage or opening, one's vision, or the like). |
| pedagogy |
the act, process, or profession of teaching. |
| stentorian |
extremely loud and powerful. |
| surcingle |
a girth or belt that wraps around the body of a horse to secure a saddle, pack, or the like to its back. |
| syntax |
the word order or pattern of word order in a sentence. |