| amortize |
to deduct (expenditures) by fixed amounts over a period of time. |
| astringent |
a substance or drug that contracts body tissue and slows discharge or secretion. |
| augury |
the art or practice or an instance of predicting the future or obtaining hidden knowledge by interpreting omens. |
| bereft |
deprived or stripped of something. |
| compunction |
uneasiness about the propriety or suitability of an action; qualm. |
| conjoin |
to combine for a common purpose. |
| discountenance |
to embarrass or disconcert. |
| erratic |
not expected or predicted; not regular. |
| iatrogenic |
caused by a physician or medical treatment, especially from drugs or surgery. |
| oligarchy |
a government or state in which only a relatively few people or members of a family have real power. |
| precursory |
coming before and serving to indicate what will follow; premonitory. |
| reprisal |
injury inflicted in retaliation for injury received, as in war; revenge. |
| Sabbatarian |
one who observes the Sabbath on Saturday, as Jews and certain Christians. |
| sanctimony |
a pretense of righteousness or piety; feigned devotion or holiness. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |