accountant |
a person who checks and takes care of business records or accounts. |
bleak |
bare, cold, or not protected from the weather. |
cant1 |
insincere statements made to give one the appearance of goodness, piety, or the like. |
condemn |
to call wrong, evil, or inadequate; strongly disapprove of. |
conserve |
to keep safe from loss, waste, or destruction. |
fugitive |
a person who is escaping or running away. |
indignation |
righteous anger in response to something considered unjust or unworthy. |
livelihood |
means of earning or getting what is needed to live. |
lodge |
to be or become caught or stuck in a certain position. |
mirage |
an illusion in which something is seen in the distance but is not really there. |
ordain |
to admit to the clergy as a priest, minister, or rabbi in a formal ceremony. |
pulverize |
to make into powder, as by crushing, grinding, or pounding. |
sane |
sound; reasonable. |
straightforward |
honest, frank, and trustworthy. |
suitable |
right for the situation or purpose; fitting. |