amortize |
to deduct (expenditures) by fixed amounts over a period of time. |
antediluvian |
hopelessly old-fashioned; primitive; outdated. |
appose |
to place next to or side by side; juxtapose. |
assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
divergence |
the act of separating and moving or leading in different directions. |
élan |
enthusiasm or vigor. |
electuary |
a drug mixed with honey, syrup, or the like to form a paste to be smeared on the teeth or gums of a sick animal. |
inquest |
a legal investigation, usually involving a jury, especially a coroner's investigation of a suspicious death. |
insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
lachrymose |
weeping, tending to weep readily, or being on the point of tears; tearful. |
louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
oblique |
not direct or straightforward in intent, means, or achievement; indirect or devious. |
salvo |
the firing of guns or other firearms simultaneously or in succession, especially as a salute. |
sotto voce |
in a low voice or undertone, so as not to be overheard; softly (often used as a musical direction). |
supine |
lying with the face upward. |