| amortize |
to deduct (expenditures) by fixed amounts over a period of time. |
| antediluvian |
hopelessly old-fashioned; primitive; outdated. |
| brash |
rudely self-assertive; bold; impudent. |
| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| cognizant |
aware; informed (usually followed by "of"). |
| forbear |
to keep or abstain from (an action or utterance). |
| impute |
to ascribe or attribute to a source or cause. |
| intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
| interdict |
to deter or impede by the steady use of firepower. |
| malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
| mendicant |
living on charity; begging. |
| panegyric |
a formal speech or piece of writing devoted to publicly praising a person or thing. |
| reprise |
repetition of a musical phrase or theme in an identical or slightly altered way. |
| shyster |
a person, usually a lawyer, who uses underhanded, unethical methods. |
| spurn |
to reject, refuse, or treat with scorn; disdain; despise. |