| abscond |
to leave suddenly and secretly, especially to avoid observation or capture. |
| annuity |
a regular yearly income paid at fixed intervals and produced by money invested or by an insurance contract. |
| efficacy |
the ability to produce desired results; effectiveness. |
| entity |
anything that exists objectively and distinctly, whether nonliving or living; thing or being. |
| expedient |
suitable or advantageous for the purpose or in the circumstances. |
| facilitate |
to make less difficult; help in the doing of. |
| indict |
to formally accuse (someone) of a crime in a court of law after studying evidence. |
| induce |
to persuade or influence, as to a course of action. |
| intolerant |
not able or not willing to accept different opinions, beliefs, customs, or people; not tolerant. |
| mercenary |
interested only in money and material gain. |
| naturalistic |
exhibiting or pertaining to naturalism. |
| ominous |
giving a sign of future evil or trouble. |
| perfidy |
an act or the practice of conscious, deliberate disloyalty or treachery; breach of faith. |
| polygamy |
the practice or state of having more than one spouse, especially more than one wife, at a time. |
| ruddy |
reddish; rosy. |