| bilk |
to defraud or swindle, especially by avoiding due or promised payment. |
| deprave |
to change for the worse, especially morally; corrupt; pervert. |
| gallantry |
admirable courage. |
| impassive |
not having, showing, or responding to emotion; unfeeling, expressionless, or insensitive. |
| imperceptible |
so gradual or subtle as to be unnoticed or unnoticeable. |
| inane |
devoid of meaning or substance; nonsensical. |
| insensible |
without normal sensations; unconscious. |
| ornamentation |
decoration; embellishment. |
| palatable |
acceptable or pleasing to the sense of taste. |
| prostrate |
to lie or throw (oneself) flat on the ground, especially face down in an act of humility, worship, or the like. |
| rebate |
a part of a payment that is returned. |
| tangential |
barely connected to or touching a subject. |
| tepid |
not quite warm; lukewarm. |
| unyielding |
hard; firm; resistant to pressure or force. |
| vicissitude |
(usually plural) unexpected and unforeseeable changes or shifts, as in one's circumstances. |