| amortize |
to deduct (expenditures) by fixed amounts over a period of time. |
| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| cachet |
prestige. |
| distraught |
mentally or emotionally unbalanced; crazed. |
| expound |
to discuss or explain in detail (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| glut |
a greater supply or amount than is needed. |
| homily |
any discourse offering moral advice or admonitions. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| lorgnette |
eyeglasses, such as opera glasses, that have a short handle by which one holds them in position. |
| oligarchy |
a government or state in which only a relatively few people or members of a family have real power. |
| parlance |
manner of speaking or writing, especially word choice; vernacular. |
| Sabbatarian |
one who observes the Sabbath on Saturday, as Jews and certain Christians. |
| sanctimony |
a pretense of righteousness or piety; feigned devotion or holiness. |
| sanguine |
having an optimistic temperament or outlook. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |