| amortize |
to deduct (expenditures) by fixed amounts over a period of time. |
| disencumber |
to remove burdens or hindrances from. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| erratic |
not expected or predicted; not regular. |
| expostulate |
to argue earnestly with someone, usually against an intended action; remonstrate. |
| intransigence |
refusal to alter one's ideas or position in response to the wishes of others. |
| maverick |
a person who thinks and behaves independently, especially one who refuses to adhere to the orthodoxy of the group to which he or she belongs. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| neologism |
a new word, phrase, or usage. |
| oblique |
not direct or straightforward in intent, means, or achievement; indirect or devious. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| redoubtable |
inspiring fear; formidable. |
| sequester |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude. |
| spurn |
to reject, refuse, or treat with scorn; disdain; despise. |
| voluble |
characterized by a steady flow of words; fluent; talkative. |