| bilk |
to defraud or swindle, especially by avoiding due or promised payment. |
| callous |
not having kindness; not sensitive; having a hard heart. |
| deleterious |
harmful or injurious, as to health. |
| disputation |
the act or process of arguing or debating a topic. |
| elegy |
a sorrowful or mournful poem or musical composition, especially a lament for the dead. |
| inquisition |
an official inquiry, especially for the purpose of enforcing political, social, or religious conformity. |
| nebulous |
hazy, confused, or indistinct. |
| plurality |
the largest proportion of votes in an election, especially when it is less than half the total, or the margin of votes separating the victor from the person who came second. |
| precipitous |
very steep or sudden; rising or dropping abruptly. |
| prepossess |
to inspire or impress favorably beforehand. |
| ravish |
to overwhelm with emotion or sensation; enrapture. |
| regression |
the act or condition of return to an earlier form or less advanced state; biological or psychological reversion. |
| roil |
to disturb or anger; agitate. |
| savory1 |
having a pleasant taste or smell; appetizing. |
| travail |
strenuous and often painful or exhausting work; toil. |