| amortize |
to deduct (expenditures) by fixed amounts over a period of time. |
| bibulous |
addicted to alcohol; alcoholic. |
| curmudgeon |
an irritable or ill-tempered person. |
| cynosure |
a thing or person that is the center of attention and admiration. |
| deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
| disallow |
to refuse to allow or admit; reject. |
| disingenuous |
not candid or sincere. |
| espouse |
to take up, hold, or commit oneself to (a cause, idea, or belief); embrace. |
| extirpate |
to get rid of completely, as if by pulling up the roots; root out. |
| feckless |
weak or incompetent; ineffective. |
| harrow |
to go over or break up with a harrow. |
| homily |
any discourse offering moral advice or admonitions. |
| inchoate |
partially or imperfectly developed. |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |