| aggregate |
a sum, combination, or composite of separable elements. |
| amortize |
to deduct (expenditures) by fixed amounts over a period of time. |
| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| convoluted |
complex; intricate. |
| cravat |
a scarf or band of cloth tied loosely about the neck. |
| deter |
to stop or discourage from some action by creating doubt or fear. |
| effete |
marked by excessive refinement or delicateness of taste. |
| epigraph |
a pertinent quotation or motto, especially found at the beginning of a literary work or of a chapter. |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| guttural |
articulated in the back of the mouth; velar. |
| inveigle |
to entice or ensnare by clever talk or flattery. |
| recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |
| recurve |
to bend or curve back or backward, as the ends of certain shooting bows. |
| revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |