| amortize |
to deduct (expenditures) by fixed amounts over a period of time. |
| apocryphal |
of dubious authorship or authority. |
| beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
| boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
| extenuate |
to reduce the magnitude or seriousness of (a fault or offense) by offering partial excuses. |
| facetious |
not serious; humorous or frivolous. |
| flummox |
(informal) to confuse or puzzle. |
| garrulous |
given to talking excessively. |
| guru |
in a cult or religious movement, a spiritual guide or leader, sometimes believed to be divine. |
| impinge |
to encroach. |
| ostentation |
a showy display to impress others. |
| picayune |
having little value or significance; small; paltry. |
| rapacious |
capable of capturing and eating live prey; predacious. |
| Sabbatarian |
one who observes the Sabbath on Saturday, as Jews and certain Christians. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |