| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
| collateral |
property or other security put forward to guarantee repayment of a loan. |
| dilatory |
used to cause a delay. |
| disallow |
to refuse to allow or admit; reject. |
| erratic |
not expected or predicted; not regular. |
| homily |
any discourse offering moral advice or admonitions. |
| idiosyncrasy |
a characteristic of temperament, habit, or physical structure particular to a given individual or group; peculiarity. |
| indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| preferment |
the act of promoting or being promoted to a higher position or office. |
| putrefaction |
the act or process of rotting or decomposing. |
| shyster |
a person, usually a lawyer, who uses underhanded, unethical methods. |
| trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |