| amortize |
to deduct (expenditures) by fixed amounts over a period of time. |
| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| baneful |
causing or leading to death, destruction, or ruin; harmful or deadly. |
| coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
| facsimile |
an exact copy or duplicate of something printed or of a picture. |
| garrulous |
given to talking excessively. |
| incursion |
a raid or sudden invasion. |
| indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
| inveigle |
to entice or ensnare by clever talk or flattery. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| malaise |
a state or condition of feeling generally unwell, mentally depressed, sluggish, or uneasy. |
| perquisite |
a payment or benefit in addition to the wages or salary associated with a position. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |
| stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |