| audit |
an often official examination of records or financial accounts to check their accuracy, or the report of such an examination. |
| chattel |
any article of property not attached to lands or buildings; movable property. |
| cordon |
a chain of guards or military stations forming a defense or containment line around an area. |
| designate |
to choose for a particular job or purpose. |
| equinox |
either of the two times during the year when the sun's rays are perpendicular to the earth's equator, occurring in March and September. During the equinox, day and night are both 12 hours long all over the world. |
| finesse |
refined and delicate skill or tact in executing a task or coping with a situation. |
| ignominy |
the condition of being in disgrace or dishonor; humiliation. |
| immutable |
not subject to change; unchanging or unchangeable. |
| latent |
present but not yet apparent, developed, or operative. |
| pessimistic |
feeling in a negative way about things; expecting the worst to happen. |
| placate |
to calm down and make less angry, especially by appeasement; conciliate; pacify. |
| protocol |
the proper or agreed upon way of conducting oneself or of doing something. |
| repugnance |
strong dislike, distaste, or aversion. |
| specious |
apparently true, genuine, or plausible, but actually worthless, as an argument or evidence. |
| succumb |
to give in or give way to a fatal illness, superior force, overwhelming desire, or the like; yield. |