| amortize |
to deduct (expenditures) by fixed amounts over a period of time. |
| attune |
to adjust so as to be harmonious. |
| deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
| equivocal |
having at least two plausible alternative meanings, often intentionally so in order to deceive or avoid commitment; ambiguous. |
| mélange |
a mixture, usually of very dissimilar elements. |
| mendicant |
living on charity; begging. |
| parlous |
full of dangers or risks; perilous. |
| penumbra |
an indefinite, borderline area. |
| pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |
| reprisal |
injury inflicted in retaliation for injury received, as in war; revenge. |
| splenetic |
ill-tempered or spiteful. |
| stanch1 |
to cause (a liquid, especially blood) to stop flowing. |
| sudorific |
causing or increasing sweat, as a medication. |
| tort |
in law, any civil rather than criminal harm or injury that violates the implicit duty of each citizen not to harm others, and for which one may bring a civil suit and collect compensation. |
| virago |
a shrewish, domineering woman; nag or scold. |