| creditor |
someone to whom money is owed. |
| curvature |
the condition of being bent or rounded. |
| deficit |
The amount by which something is less than what is needed. A deficit of money is caused by spending more than has been taken in. |
| defile1 |
to make unclean, foul, or filthy. |
| encumbrance |
something or someone that hinders or burdens; impediment. |
| garner |
to accumulate, acquire, or receive in abundance. |
| gentry |
people who come from families of high social standing. |
| heretic |
a person who maintains unorthodox religious opinions or beliefs, especially a baptized Roman Catholic who dissents from official church doctrine. |
| immobile |
standing or holding still; not moving; motionless. |
| proliferate |
to spread or increase quickly. |
| quaff |
to drink, especially deeply and with obvious enjoyment. |
| reimburse |
to pay back for (expenses or losses incurred). |
| restive |
unable to remain at rest; impatient or ill at ease, especially under restraint. |
| sagacity |
the quality of having keen judgment and common sense; wisdom. |
| scintillate |
to send out sparks. |