| austerity |
a tightened or stringent economy, as when there are high taxes, frozen wages, and shortages of consumer goods. |
| caparison |
decorative trappings to cover a horse's saddle or harness. |
| debouch |
to advance out of a confined or narrow space such as a canyon into open country. |
| derelict |
failing to fulfill one's responsibilities or obligations; remiss. |
| diurnal |
occurring or active during, or belonging to, the daytime rather than nighttime. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| heterodox |
deviating from an officially approved belief or doctrine, especially in religion. |
| inflection |
change that occurs in the form of words to show a grammatical characteristic such as the tense of a verb, the number of a noun, or the degree of an adjective or adverb. |
| ostentation |
a showy display to impress others. |
| parlance |
manner of speaking or writing, especially word choice; vernacular. |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |
| purvey |
to supply or provide (especially food, drink, or other provisions). |
| Saturnalia |
an occasion of unrestrained revelry. |
| scion |
an offspring or heir. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |