| amortize |
to deduct (expenditures) by fixed amounts over a period of time. |
| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| bilge |
the rounded part of a ship's hull between the bottom and the sides. |
| conclave |
a secret, private, or confidential meeting or gathering. |
| deadeye |
an expert shooter. |
| deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
| epistemology |
the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin, nature, and limits of human knowledge. |
| erudite |
having or showing a high level of scholarly knowledge; learned. |
| extralegal |
not regulated or permitted by law; outside of legal authority. |
| figurehead |
a person whose title sounds important but who has no real power. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
| pungency |
sharpness or bite in taste or smell. |
| transpose |
to exchange the position or order of (two things). |