| annuity |
a regular yearly income paid at fixed intervals and produced by money invested or by an insurance contract. |
| artisan |
a person skilled in making things, especially by using the hands. People such as those who make furniture, quilts, or other crafts are artisans. |
| benevolent |
desiring to do good for others; generous. |
| camaraderie |
friendship, good humor, and closeness among a group. |
| contraband |
goods banned by law from being imported or exported. |
| debase |
to reduce in value, quality, esteem, or character. |
| deducible |
able to be concluded or inferred from certain facts or principles. |
| degenerate |
to decline from an original or former condition; change for the worse in nature or quality; deteriorate. |
| dissimilar |
not alike; different. |
| gallantry |
admirable courage. |
| havoc |
ruin or devastation. |
| medley |
a musical piece that uses the melodies from several different pieces of music. |
| proliferate |
to spread or increase quickly. |
| reminiscent |
having qualities or characteristics that remind one of someone or something (usually followed by "of"). |
| slough2 |
to shed or discard; rid oneself of. |