| amortize |
to deduct (expenditures) by fixed amounts over a period of time. |
| astringent |
a substance or drug that contracts body tissue and slows discharge or secretion. |
| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| facetious |
not serious; humorous or frivolous. |
| interdict |
to deter or impede by the steady use of firepower. |
| lenitive |
mitigating pain, discomfort, or distress; soothing. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| obviate |
to prevent or eliminate in advance; render unnecessary or irrelevant. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| plaudit |
(often plural) an enthusiastic show of approval, such as a round of applause or a very favorable review. |
| pungency |
sharpness or bite in taste or smell. |
| reprise |
repetition of a musical phrase or theme in an identical or slightly altered way. |
| stridulate |
to produce a shrill grating, creaking, or chirping sound by rubbing certain parts of the body together, as some insects do. |
| tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |