| annuity |
a regular yearly income paid at fixed intervals and produced by money invested or by an insurance contract. |
| axiom |
an obvious or generally accepted principle. |
| confound |
to perplex or bewilder; confuse. |
| craven |
shamefully timid or afraid; cowardly. |
| demolition |
the act or an instance of destroying, especially by means of explosives. |
| eccentricity |
an odd or peculiar behavior, habit, interest, or the like. |
| emend |
to correct or improve (written text), especially by removing errors; edit. |
| imprecise |
not exact, accurate, or well-defined; vague. |
| infernal |
of or pertaining to hell or the world of the dead. |
| intractable |
not easily controlled, managed, or persuaded. |
| mercenary |
interested only in money and material gain. |
| preventable |
having the possibility of being prevented; capable of being stopped or kept from happening. |
| sojourn |
to live for a short time in a place; stay temporarily. |
| soliloquy |
an act of talking or a speech by one who is, or is considered to be, alone. |
| vanguard |
the leading or foremost position or part of a movement or force; forefront. |