| chattel |
any article of property not attached to lands or buildings; movable property. |
| imperil |
to put at risk; endanger. |
| inducement |
something used to persuade someone to a course of action; incentive. |
| memoir |
an account of facts or events based primarily on the author's personal experience. |
| mettlesome |
spirited or courageous. |
| overweening |
particularly forward, vain, and self-promoting. |
| platitude |
an overused, dull, or trivial remark; hackneyed expression; cliché. |
| problematic |
presenting difficulties or causing doubt; questionable. |
| profane |
irreverent or irreligious; blasphemous. |
| ravenous |
very hungry; starved. |
| rebuff |
to reject, repel, block, or set back. |
| respite |
a period of rest, especially from something difficult or unpleasant. |
| rhapsody |
a musical composition having an irregular form suggesting improvisation. |
| schematic |
of, pertaining to, or formed like an outline or diagram. |
| skimp |
to be stingy or very sparing. |