| acrimonious |
filled with bitterness or rancor. |
| audit |
an often official examination of records or financial accounts to check their accuracy, or the report of such an examination. |
| chastise |
to punish, often corporally. |
| corpulent |
fat; portly; obese. |
| electorate |
a body of those entitled to participate in an election; qualified voters, as a group. |
| faze |
to bewilder or to disturb the composure or shake the resolve of; disconcert or daunt. |
| fraudulent |
characterized by or based on the use of deceit or trickery. |
| hallow |
to respect or honor highly; venerate. |
| invariable |
not subject to change; consistently the same. |
| mausoleum |
a large, elaborate tomb, or the structure that houses such a tomb. |
| natal |
of or concerning one's birth. |
| permeable |
of a substance, being such that gas or liquid can penetrate or diffuse through it. |
| subpoena |
in law, a formal written order summoning a witness to give testimony or requiring that specified evidence be submitted. |
| temperament |
the manner of thinking, feeling, and acting that is characteristic of a particular person or animal. |
| tenet |
any belief, opinion, doctrine, or the like, that a person or especially an organization holds as being true. |