| dormer |
a window set vertically into a projecting structure on a sloping roof. |
| innate |
belonging to or existing in someone or some organism from the time of birth; inborn. |
| liability |
the condition of or potential for being held responsible. |
| nominal |
in name alone. |
| oracular |
of, like, pertaining to, of having the nature of divine wisdom; prophetic; wise. |
| preemptive |
of or relating to a strike or attack such as a bid in bridge or a military attack, made in anticipation of or to prevent an opposing strike. |
| premonition |
an advance sign or warning; forewarning. |
| profiteer |
a person who gains excessive profits, especially by selling scarce commodities at very high prices. |
| rectitude |
moral or ethical propriety; uprightness. |
| renunciation |
the act or an instance of giving up or rejecting something, usually as a sacrifice; renouncing. |
| rile |
to make angry; irritate or annoy. |
| somnolent |
sleepy or drowsy. |
| staid |
formal, solemn, and reserved in character. |
| stalemate |
any situation in which a further action, offer, or the like is impossible or unlikely; deadlock. |
| stipulate |
to specify or arrange as a condition of an agreement. |