| amortize |
to deduct (expenditures) by fixed amounts over a period of time. |
| belabor |
to continue excessive efforts on or excessive discussion of. |
| blandishment |
(often plural) flattering or coaxing remarks or stratagems intended to persuade. |
| caste |
the status conferred by the class to which one belongs. |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| iatrogenic |
caused by a physician or medical treatment, especially from drugs or surgery. |
| ineptitude |
incompetence; lack of skill. |
| lorgnette |
eyeglasses, such as opera glasses, that have a short handle by which one holds them in position. |
| pelf |
money or wealth, usually regarded with disapproval or contempt. |
| relict |
a plant, animal, or geological feature that has survived in a considerably changed environment. |
| savor |
to give an impression; hint (usually followed by "of"). |
| seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |