| abut |
to adjoin or press against; be next to; border on. |
| amortize |
to deduct (expenditures) by fixed amounts over a period of time. |
| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| cravat |
a scarf or band of cloth tied loosely about the neck. |
| divergence |
the act of separating and moving or leading in different directions. |
| duress |
intimidation or coercion. |
| flummox |
(informal) to confuse or puzzle. |
| hagiography |
an admiring and uncritical biography of anyone. |
| lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
| lorgnette |
eyeglasses, such as opera glasses, that have a short handle by which one holds them in position. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |
| trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |
| triage |
a system of determining priority of medical treatment, on the basis of need, chances of survival, and the like, to victims on a battlefield or in a hospital emergency ward. |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |