| amortize |
to deduct (expenditures) by fixed amounts over a period of time. |
| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| derision |
mockery or ridicule. |
| descant |
a secondary, usually higher, melody that is played or sung at the same time as the chief melody. |
| disingenuous |
not candid or sincere. |
| effluvium |
an outflow of usually invisible, foul-smelling vapor or gas. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| impediment |
an obstacle or hindrance. |
| ligature |
a band or tie. |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| refulgent |
shining brilliantly; radiant. |
| scabrous |
characterized by a rough or scaly surface, as the leaf of a plant. |