| arrears |
the state of being delinquent in the payment of financial obligations (usually preceded by "in"). |
| atheist |
a person who believes that there is no god or gods. |
| banter |
joking, clever conversation. |
| enormity |
the quality of surpassing moral limits; offensive or disgraceful character. |
| enumerate |
to name or list one by one. |
| exude |
to emit or give off from, or as if from, the pores of the skin. |
| fiscal |
pertaining to public or governmental finances. |
| inept |
lacking skill or aptitude; incompetent. |
| interloper |
a person who intrudes in the affairs of others; meddler. |
| legacy |
money, property, or other goods left to someone in a will. |
| ostracism |
an exclusion or rejection, as from a social group. |
| rarefy |
to make less dense. |
| stalwart |
steady and loyal; reliable. |
| unconscionable |
not restrained or guided by a concern for what is right and just; unprincipled. |
| vindicate |
to free from an accusation, suspicion, or doubt by indisputable proof. |