| adherent |
one who supports or follows a person, party, principle, or the like (usually followed by "of"). |
| audit |
an often official examination of records or financial accounts to check their accuracy, or the report of such an examination. |
| bonanza |
anything that brings great wealth and prosperity. |
| disavow |
to deny having (knowledge, intention, or the like). |
| exigency |
a condition of urgency. |
| ferment |
a state of upset or fast change. |
| indiscretion |
lack of judgment, prudence, or restraint, especially in regard to the rights or feelings of other people. |
| infinitesimal |
of a thing or quantity, too small to be measured or calculated. |
| pauper |
a very poor person who must live on public money. |
| platitude |
an overused, dull, or trivial remark; hackneyed expression; cliché. |
| prepossess |
to inspire or impress favorably beforehand. |
| presumptive |
affording a reasonable basis for belief. |
| slacken |
to decrease activity, strength, speed, intensity, or the like. |
| solemnity |
the condition or quality of being grave or serious. |
| wizened |
shriveled or dried up. |