| beneficiary |
one who receives or is formally designated to receive money or property, as from a will or insurance policy. |
| contemptible |
deserving of scorn or moral disgust; disgraceful; dishonorable. |
| curtail |
to make shorter; cut off part of. |
| curvature |
the condition of being bent or rounded. |
| epoch |
an important period in human history. |
| extricate |
to free or release from difficulty, entanglement, or involvement; disengage. |
| foretaste |
a partial, advance experience or realization of something that will come or happen in the future. |
| frugality |
prudent or sparing use of resources, especially money. |
| heterogeneous |
made up of parts or members that differ from each other. (Cf. homogeneous.) |
| imperil |
to put at risk; endanger. |
| indictment |
the act of being formally accused of a crime by a grand jury, or the condition of being formally accused of a crime by a grand jury. |
| juxtaposition |
the state of being placed side by side, especially for the purposes of comparison and contrast. |
| misjudge |
to hold an unjustified opinion of. |
| ravish |
to overwhelm with emotion or sensation; enrapture. |
| torrid |
parched or scorched by the sun, as a geographic area. |