| amortize |
to deduct (expenditures) by fixed amounts over a period of time. |
| cachet |
prestige. |
| deign |
to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one's dignity; condescend. |
| fledge |
to grow flight feathers. |
| glut |
a greater supply or amount than is needed. |
| harrow |
to go over or break up with a harrow. |
| impugn |
to call into question; challenge or try to discredit. |
| malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
| malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
| otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. |
| paroxysm |
a sudden strong outburst of feelings or actions. |
| pretentious |
assuming or marked by an air of importance or superiority that is unwarranted. |
| recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |
| sententious |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing. |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |