| amortize |
to deduct (expenditures) by fixed amounts over a period of time. |
| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| argot |
the vocabulary or jargon characteristic of a specific group or class, especially of criminals. |
| asterisk |
a sign (*). It is used to show that there is other information on the page that explains the information where the sign is placed. |
| chary |
not dispensing freely. |
| deposition |
a sworn statement, usually in writing, for use as testimony by an absent witness in a court of law. |
| facetious |
not serious; humorous or frivolous. |
| imprimatur |
any official permission or sanction. |
| lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
| malaise |
a state or condition of feeling generally unwell, mentally depressed, sluggish, or uneasy. |
| malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
| obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |
| reconnaissance |
the act or process of examining an area, especially to gain militarily useful information. |
| reprisal |
injury inflicted in retaliation for injury received, as in war; revenge. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |