| amortize |
to deduct (expenditures) by fixed amounts over a period of time. |
| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| debauch |
to lead or seduce into immorality or intemperance; corrupt. |
| deposition |
a sworn statement, usually in writing, for use as testimony by an absent witness in a court of law. |
| disencumber |
to remove burdens or hindrances from. |
| divergence |
the act of separating and moving or leading in different directions. |
| goad |
something that spurs a person to action; stimulus. |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
| irrefragable |
impossible to refute or dispute; undeniable. |
| laconic |
using very few words; succinct; terse. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| mélange |
a mixture, usually of very dissimilar elements. |
| peremptory |
not permitting refusal or disobedience. |
| stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |