| ameliorate |
to make better; improve. |
| beneficiary |
one who receives or is formally designated to receive money or property, as from a will or insurance policy. |
| consecrate |
to commit or devote to some goal or service. |
| debit |
an amount of money taken out of or owed on an account, or the record of that amount. |
| depose |
to deprive of rank or office, especially from an important position such as that of king. |
| diffuse |
in the physical sciences, to flow toward regions of lower concentration. |
| egotistical |
self-centered or selfish. |
| equinox |
either of the two times during the year when the sun's rays are perpendicular to the earth's equator, occurring in March and September. During the equinox, day and night are both 12 hours long all over the world. |
| evasion |
the act or an instance of escaping, avoiding, or failing to perform something. |
| gratify |
to please; satisfy. |
| impel |
to drive or incite to action. |
| nondescript |
having no individual distinctiveness; lacking in notable features. |
| obsequious |
showing or tending to show servile obedience or deference; fawning. |
| palpitate |
of the heart, to pulsate rapidly; flutter; quiver. |
| retinue |
a group of attendants or other employees who accompany a prominent person. |