| amortize |
to deduct (expenditures) by fixed amounts over a period of time. |
| baneful |
causing or leading to death, destruction, or ruin; harmful or deadly. |
| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| dilatory |
used to cause a delay. |
| gossamer |
delicately fine, gauzelike, or filmy. |
| guttural |
articulated in the back of the mouth; velar. |
| idyllic |
charmingly simple and natural, as a scene or experience; suggestive of peaceful countryside. |
| inadvertent |
not planned or intended; unintentional. |
| insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| naturalism |
in literature, a method of depicting life that reflects a philosophy of determinism. |
| opiate |
something that induces relaxation, calm, or stupor. |
| ostentation |
a showy display to impress others. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |