| baroque |
(often capitalized) the style or period in art, music, and architecture prevailing in Europe following the Renaissance, characterized by bold and elaborate forms of ornamentation. |
| barter |
to trade services or things for other services or things without using money. |
| consequent |
following as a result. |
| crevice |
a narrow opening, as in vertical rock or a wall; crack; fissure. |
| deplete |
to lessen drastically; exhaust. |
| discount |
an amount taken away from the full or regular price or cost. |
| haphazard |
having no order; without aim or purpose. |
| homicide |
the act of killing another person; murder. |
| inevitable |
certain to happen; not able to be avoided. |
| meditate |
to think calmly, deeply, and at length (sometimes followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| objection |
a statement of not liking or not agreeing with something. |
| profit |
the amount of money made by a business that is more than the amount put in at the start or paid out as expenses. |
| swelter |
to be afflicted by oppressive heat. |
| tabulate |
to arrange or organize systematically, especially in the form of a table. |
| unidentified |
having an unknown or as yet undetermined name or nature; not identified. |