| amortize |
to deduct (expenditures) by fixed amounts over a period of time. |
| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
| devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
| disallow |
to refuse to allow or admit; reject. |
| discomfit |
to upset or confuse. |
| diurnal |
occurring or active during, or belonging to, the daytime rather than nighttime. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| exceptionable |
likely to be objected to; objectionable. |
| guttural |
articulated in the back of the mouth; velar. |
| humanism |
a doctrine or mode of thought that gives highest importance to human dignity, values, potentials, and achievements. |
| lupine2 |
fierce; greedy. |
| plaudit |
(often plural) an enthusiastic show of approval, such as a round of applause or a very favorable review. |
| voluble |
characterized by a steady flow of words; fluent; talkative. |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |