| debit |
an amount of money taken out of or owed on an account, or the record of that amount. |
| imbalance |
a defect in proportion or balance between elements. |
| indigent |
without financial means to live; needy; poor. |
| intimacy |
the condition of being close in friendship or otherwise intimate. |
| menagerie |
a collection of usually wild or exotic animals, or the place where they are exhibited. |
| modulate |
to vary the loudness, pitch, intensity, or tone of; especially soften or tone down. |
| mortify |
to subject (someone) to extreme embarrassment, shame, or humiliation. |
| panacea |
a remedy or solution for all diseases, ills, or difficulties; cure-all. |
| protagonist |
the leading character in a literary work. |
| quintessence |
that which most perfectly describes or typifies something; essence. |
| ramify |
to have or produce effects or consequences that make some original matter more complex. |
| recumbent |
lying down; reclining. |
| sate |
to fill to excess, especially with food; glut. |
| utilitarian |
of, concerning, or aiming at usefulness. |
| vagrant |
one who lacks a permanent home and wanders from place to place; nomad; tramp. |