| amplitude |
the state or quality of being ample; largeness. |
| bilk |
to defraud or swindle, especially by avoiding due or promised payment. |
| capricious |
tending to act on impulse; subject to whim; erratic and unpredictable. |
| concoct |
to make by putting together a number of parts or ingredients. |
| courier |
someone who delivers messages, packages, and the like, especially for a government, military organization, or business. |
| criteria |
a set of standards or tests by which to judge or decide something. |
| exculpate |
to free (a person or group) from guilt or blame, or from the suspicion of guilt or blame. |
| fervor |
strength, heatedness, or intensity of feeling; impassioned enthusiasm. |
| impoverish |
to make poor; cause to live in poverty. |
| iota |
an extremely small amount. |
| objectivity |
the quality of being unbiased or without prejudice. |
| proclivity |
a natural tendency or inclination; propensity or predisposition. |
| scanty |
barely adequate; meager. |
| shackle |
a metal band or one of a pair of metal rings used to bind the wrist or ankle of a prisoner or animal. |
| socialite |
one who is prominent in fashionable social circles. |