| collateral |
property or other security put forward to guarantee repayment of a loan. |
| cyst |
a small pouch within body tissue that is filled with fluid or air. Some cysts are connected with serious disease, but most are not harmful at all. |
| dilatory |
used to cause a delay. |
| disencumber |
to remove burdens or hindrances from. |
| epistolary |
established or continued through letters. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| fixation |
an obsession, especially one that interferes with normal functioning. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| germane |
having relevance to a given matter; pertinent; significant. |
| precursory |
coming before and serving to indicate what will follow; premonitory. |
| recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |
| sartorial |
of or pertaining to tailors or tailored clothing, especially men's clothing. |
| spurn |
to reject, refuse, or treat with scorn; disdain; despise. |
| stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |
| stentorian |
extremely loud and powerful. |