| commandeer |
to force (a civilian) into, or seize (goods) for, the military. |
| cupidity |
exceptional desire for money or other material possessions; greed. |
| detriment |
harm, injury, or loss. |
| discontinuity |
lack of coherence or logical sequence. |
| dub1 |
to name or call. |
| emboss |
to decorate the surface of with a raised design. |
| estrange |
to cause (someone) to change from friendly and sympathetic to hostile or indifferent; alienate. |
| fiscal |
pertaining to public or governmental finances. |
| ingest |
to take in to the body through the mouth. |
| intransigent |
refusing to alter an idea or a position in response to others' wishes; uncompromising. |
| leaven |
to produce fermentation in (dough or batter), consequently causing the dough or batter to rise in the process of baking. |
| reformatory |
a corrective institution for disciplining and re-educating young offenders. |
| rudimentary |
of or pertaining to the basic or first principles; elementary. |
| trove |
a collection of valuable or desirable things. |
| verdant |
green. |