| bequest |
property handed down by will; legacy. |
| defile1 |
to make unclean, foul, or filthy. |
| digression |
the act or result of straying from the main topic. |
| ductile |
able to withstand stress without breaking, as in drawing out into wire or pounding thin. |
| empirical |
based on or verifiable by experience or experiment, rather than on or by theory. |
| imminent |
about to happen or likely to happen soon. |
| impregnate |
to make (a female animal or human) pregnant, or to make (an egg) fertile. |
| longevity |
long life. |
| malady |
an illness of the body or mind. |
| monolithic |
large, unyielding, and without diversity. |
| probity |
proven trustworthiness; honesty; integrity. |
| rebate |
a part of a payment that is returned. |
| referendum |
the submission of a legislative measure to a vote by the general public, or the vote thus taken. |
| stolid |
neither feeling nor showing much range of emotion; impassive. |
| vaporize |
to cause to become or diffuse as a vapor or gas; atomize; evaporate. |