| austerity |
a tightened or stringent economy, as when there are high taxes, frozen wages, and shortages of consumer goods. |
| caparison |
decorative trappings to cover a horse's saddle or harness. |
| collateral |
property or other security put forward to guarantee repayment of a loan. |
| condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
| deposition |
a sworn statement, usually in writing, for use as testimony by an absent witness in a court of law. |
| devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
| emulous |
filled with the desire to equal or surpass. |
| epigraph |
a pertinent quotation or motto, especially found at the beginning of a literary work or of a chapter. |
| fealty |
faithfulness or loyalty. |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| insinuate |
to suggest (something derogatory) subtly and indirectly. |
| lambent |
glowing softly. |
| repose2 |
to put or place (confidence, hope, or the like) in someone or something. |
| topography |
the shape of the earth's surface across an area or region. The topography of an area includes the size and location of hills and dips in the land. |