| aperture |
a narrow opening. |
| aver |
to assert to be true; affirm. |
| bivouac |
a temporary encampment, especially military, without protecting shelter. |
| chagrin |
embarrassment or humiliation arising from disappointment or failure. |
| charlatan |
one who deceitfully claims to possess a particular skill or expertise; fraud; quack. |
| culvert |
a man-made channel for drainage or the like that passes under a street or other thoroughfare. |
| dignitary |
one who holds a high office or rank. |
| epitaph |
on a gravestone or tomb, an inscription commemorating the dead person. |
| inelegant |
without taste, grace, or refinement. |
| mesmerize |
to induce a hypnotic trance in; hypnotize. |
| perpetrate |
to commit or carry out (a crime, act of mischief, or the like). |
| prohibitive |
serving as a preventative. |
| recession1 |
a period of reduced or declining economic activity. |
| salutary |
having or intended to have a beneficial effect. |
| sanction |
permission for an action; approval. |