| axiom |
an obvious or generally accepted principle. |
| clinch |
to make certain or final; settle. |
| eddy |
to move or turn in circles or eddies. |
| frugal |
small in amount or cost; meager. |
| fusion |
the act of fusing or joining together. |
| inclement |
of weather, violent or disagreeable. |
| invoice |
a detailed statement of goods sold or shipped or of services provided, including their prices or charges. |
| misguide |
to misdirect or lead astray. |
| ossify |
to become inflexible or rigid, as in thought or behavior. |
| proletariat |
the working class, especially those who lack capital and must sell their usually unskilled labor in order to survive. |
| prophetic |
foretelling or revealing the future. |
| pseudonym |
a false name adopted by someone, especially an author, to conceal his or her identity; pen name. |
| reassess |
to evaluate again. |
| rectitude |
moral or ethical propriety; uprightness. |
| suture |
the act or process of surgically joining or sewing together the edges of a wound, incision, or the like. |