| amortize |
to deduct (expenditures) by fixed amounts over a period of time. |
| aplomb |
great self-confidence, composure, or poise. |
| apocryphal |
of dubious authorship or authority. |
| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| bathos |
a sudden descent from an exalted style or esteemed state to the commonplace. |
| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
| denigrate |
to deny the worth of; sneer at; belittle. |
| deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
| epicene |
sharing the traits of both sexes. |
| euphoria |
a strong feeling of well-being or elation, sometimes unrealistic or unwarranted, and able to be induced by certain drugs. |
| indomitable |
too strong to be subdued or discouraged; unconquerable. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. |
| rapacious |
capable of capturing and eating live prey; predacious. |
| repose2 |
to put or place (confidence, hope, or the like) in someone or something. |