| amortize |
to deduct (expenditures) by fixed amounts over a period of time. |
| askance |
with distrust or suspicion. |
| beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
| bibulous |
addicted to alcohol; alcoholic. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| disallow |
to refuse to allow or admit; reject. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
| obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |
| perilous |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| plaudit |
(often plural) an enthusiastic show of approval, such as a round of applause or a very favorable review. |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |
| syntax |
the word order or pattern of word order in a sentence. |
| vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |