| austerity |
a tightened or stringent economy, as when there are high taxes, frozen wages, and shortages of consumer goods. |
| consummate |
of the highest order or degree. |
| convoluted |
complex; intricate. |
| deadeye |
an expert shooter. |
| fungible |
interchangeable. |
| germane |
having relevance to a given matter; pertinent; significant. |
| gossamer |
delicately fine, gauzelike, or filmy. |
| homily |
any discourse offering moral advice or admonitions. |
| inchoate |
partially or imperfectly developed. |
| indomitable |
too strong to be subdued or discouraged; unconquerable. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| recidivism |
chronic return to bad habits, especially criminal relapse. |
| recurve |
to bend or curve back or backward, as the ends of certain shooting bows. |
| scion |
an offspring or heir. |
| syntax |
the word order or pattern of word order in a sentence. |