| debit |
an amount of money taken out of or owed on an account, or the record of that amount. |
| exculpate |
to free (a person or group) from guilt or blame, or from the suspicion of guilt or blame. |
| gubernatorial |
of or pertaining to the office of governor or to a governor. |
| hysteria |
in an individual or group, an uncontrollable outburst of fear or other emotions, producing fits of weeping, laughter, irrational behavior, or the like. |
| invective |
strongly abusive or denunciatory speech or language. |
| lateral |
about, from, or toward a side or sides; sideways. |
| populace |
the people who live in a particular place. |
| regenerate |
to grow (new tissue or parts) to replace lost or injured tissue or parts. |
| regimen |
a regulated routine of therapy or exercise designed to promote health or fitness. |
| rue1 |
to regret, repent of, or feel sorry about. |
| scintillate |
to send out sparks. |
| slough2 |
to shed or discard; rid oneself of. |
| tangent |
a line of discussion leading away from the original topic; digression. |
| underrate |
to value or appreciate insufficiently; underestimate. |
| wince |
to draw suddenly back or away from something painful or frightening. |