| arrears |
the state of being delinquent in the payment of financial obligations (usually preceded by "in"). |
| convergent |
tending to move toward a common point or intersection. |
| discredit |
to harm the reputation of. |
| dispassionate |
without strong feeling or bias; calm; impartial. |
| evoke |
to call forth or bring out (an image, memory, response, or the like) in the mind or in action. |
| liability |
the condition of or potential for being held responsible. |
| rarefy |
to make less dense. |
| resuscitate |
to bring back to life or consciousness; revive. |
| savant |
a person of deep learning; scholar. |
| secular |
of or concerning the world and material concerns as opposed to religious or spiritual concerns; temporal. |
| solemnize |
to carry out the formalities of performance required by (an occasion). |
| stasis |
the state of equilibrium or balance between opposing forces; motionlessness. |
| stricture |
that which restricts or constrains. |
| tedium |
the state or condition of being dull, boring, or wearisome; monotony. |
| winnow |
to sift through, or separate out the desired or worthwhile from the undesired or worthless part of, as by critical analysis. |