| amortize |
to deduct (expenditures) by fixed amounts over a period of time. |
| apocryphal |
of dubious authorship or authority. |
| apposite |
fitting; pertinent; appropriate. |
| apprise |
to inform (often followed by "of"). |
| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| delectation |
enjoyment; delight; pleasure. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| encomium |
a formal expression of praise. |
| gullible |
believing almost anything; easily tricked. |
| ineluctable |
impossible to be avoided; inescapable. |
| mahatma |
(sometimes capitalized) in Buddhism and theosophy, any of a class of persons revered for their wisdom and love of humanity. |
| oppugn |
to oppose, contradict, criticize, or call into question. |
| otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. |
| parsimonious |
excessively frugal; stingy. |
| reprobate |
an evil or lawless person, often beyond hope of redemption. |