| annuity |
a regular yearly income paid at fixed intervals and produced by money invested or by an insurance contract. |
| bane |
something or someone that causes ruin or great trouble. |
| bevy |
a group of birds or other animals, especially quail or larks. |
| delicacy |
something delightful or rare, especially food. |
| demure |
quiet, shy, modest, or reserved in manner. |
| discretion |
the freedom or authority to use one's own judgment. |
| foray |
a quick raid or sudden advance, usually military and often to take forage or plunder. |
| insidious |
dangerous through cunning, subtlety, and underhandedness. |
| intone |
to recite in musical or lengthened tones, especially in a monotone; chant. |
| inviolable |
absolutely not to be breached, dishonored or profaned. |
| pedantry |
the act or practice, or an instance, of flaunting one's learnedness or of being overly insistent on scholarly formalities or details. |
| purge |
to free or rid (usually followed by "of" or "from"). |
| quell |
to overpower or suppress with force; put down; quash. |
| tentative |
not yet fully developed or definitely decided; provisional. |
| unregulated |
not subject to rules or constraints. |