| annuity |
a regular yearly income paid at fixed intervals and produced by money invested or by an insurance contract. |
| asinine |
silly or willfully stupid. |
| confederation |
the act or process of confederating or allying. |
| degeneration |
the process of decline or decay. |
| dross |
anything that is worthless or useless; rubbish. |
| electrify |
to shock, startle, or excite. |
| entrench |
to establish firmly and unchangeably. |
| guile |
deceitfulness, treachery, or skillful cunning; wiliness. |
| liability |
the condition of or potential for being held responsible. |
| recalcitrant |
stubbornly disobedient; refractory. |
| refractory |
obstinately disobedient; difficult to control, as a child or animal. |
| regent |
one who governs in place of a disabled or underage ruler. |
| sinuous |
having many curves or turns. |
| stodgy |
lacking the ability or inclination to act informally or to find humor or enjoyment in things that others might; stuffy; prim. |
| underrate |
to value or appreciate insufficiently; underestimate. |