| bilk |
to defraud or swindle, especially by avoiding due or promised payment. |
| crossbreed |
to cause (a hybrid organism) to be produced by mating two different varieties of the same species. |
| disseminate |
to spread widely, as though scattering seed. |
| docile |
obedient and easy to manage. |
| dote |
to have or show too much love or affection (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| exculpate |
to free (a person or group) from guilt or blame, or from the suspicion of guilt or blame. |
| expeditious |
prompt and efficient. |
| hermetic |
preventing or sealed to prevent the influx or escape of air; airtight. |
| moot |
not clearly settled; arguable; debatable. |
| promontory |
a high cliff that sticks out into a large body of water or that rises above an area of lower land. |
| reminiscence |
something that is remembered; memory or impression. |
| repudiate |
to reject completely as invalid or untrue. |
| rivulet |
a tiny stream or brook; trickle. |
| vanquish |
to subdue or defeat by or as if by greater force; conquer; overcome. |
| venal |
capable of acting dishonestly or wrongly in return for money or the like; open to accepting bribes; corrupt. |