| amortize |
to deduct (expenditures) by fixed amounts over a period of time. |
| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
| disencumber |
to remove burdens or hindrances from. |
| figurehead |
a person whose title sounds important but who has no real power. |
| fixation |
an obsession, especially one that interferes with normal functioning. |
| fledge |
to grow flight feathers. |
| halcyon |
tranquil; peaceful; calm. |
| harrow |
to go over or break up with a harrow. |
| incursion |
a raid or sudden invasion. |
| insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
| lupine2 |
fierce; greedy. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| shyster |
a person, usually a lawyer, who uses underhanded, unethical methods. |
| surcingle |
a girth or belt that wraps around the body of a horse to secure a saddle, pack, or the like to its back. |