| collateral |
property or other security put forward to guarantee repayment of a loan. |
| dearth |
a shortage or scarcity of something; lack. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| hackneyed |
made trite or commonplace by overuse, as an expression or phrase. |
| harrow |
to go over or break up with a harrow. |
| indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
| insinuate |
to suggest (something derogatory) subtly and indirectly. |
| intransigence |
refusal to alter one's ideas or position in response to the wishes of others. |
| lattice |
a flat framework made with strips of wood or other material. The strips cross each other and have open spaces in between. A lattice is often used as a screen on a porch or in a garden. |
| macerate |
to soften (food or the like) by soaking, as in digestion. |
| putrefaction |
the act or process of rotting or decomposing. |
| recant |
to withdraw from commitment to (a former position or statement), especially publicly; retract. |
| reprobate |
an evil or lawless person, often beyond hope of redemption. |
| sententious |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing. |