| austerity |
a tightened or stringent economy, as when there are high taxes, frozen wages, and shortages of consumer goods. |
| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
| conversant |
familiar; acquainted; practiced (usually followed by "with" or "in"). |
| descry |
to see or make out, especially something obscured or at a distance. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| extirpate |
to get rid of completely, as if by pulling up the roots; root out. |
| interdict |
to deter or impede by the steady use of firepower. |
| lupine2 |
fierce; greedy. |
| malaise |
a state or condition of feeling generally unwell, mentally depressed, sluggish, or uneasy. |
| occlude |
to close or obstruct (a passage or opening, one's vision, or the like). |
| otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. |
| scabrous |
characterized by a rough or scaly surface, as the leaf of a plant. |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |