| amortize |
to deduct (expenditures) by fixed amounts over a period of time. |
| assail |
to attack with vigor or violence; assault. |
| brash |
rudely self-assertive; bold; impudent. |
| coddle |
to simmer in water that is almost at the boiling point. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| internecine |
of or pertaining to conflict, discord, or struggle within a group. |
| jubilate |
to feel joyful; rejoice; exult. |
| nostrum |
a favorite but unproven scheme or theory, offered as a remedy for social or political problems; panacea. |
| parlance |
manner of speaking or writing, especially word choice; vernacular. |
| picayune |
having little value or significance; small; paltry. |
| proselytize |
to convert or try actively to convert (others) to one's own beliefs or religion. |
| regicide |
the murderer of a king. |
| sotto voce |
in a low voice or undertone, so as not to be overheard; softly (often used as a musical direction). |
| stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |