| abysmal |
of vast extent; unmeasurable; extreme. |
| alluvium |
sand, soil, gravel, or the like deposited by moving water, as along a river bed. |
| amortize |
to deduct (expenditures) by fixed amounts over a period of time. |
| benign |
causing little or no harm. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| fledge |
to grow flight feathers. |
| gullible |
believing almost anything; easily tricked. |
| lenitive |
mitigating pain, discomfort, or distress; soothing. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| nonfeasance |
in law, failure to perform a required duty, as by a public official. |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |
| pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |
| preferment |
the act of promoting or being promoted to a higher position or office. |
| recant |
to withdraw from commitment to (a former position or statement), especially publicly; retract. |
| recurve |
to bend or curve back or backward, as the ends of certain shooting bows. |