| audit |
an often official examination of records or financial accounts to check their accuracy, or the report of such an examination. |
| 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. |
| distillation |
the process of heating a substance to produce a vapor, which is then cooled and condensed, in order to purify, concentrate, or extract components from the substance. |
| encumbrance |
something or someone that hinders or burdens; impediment. |
| extrapolate |
to make an estimate or inference of (future probability or the like) on the basis of what is already known or has already occurred. |
| girth |
the length around something. |
| impasse |
a situation that allows no escape or solution; stalemate. |
| juxtaposition |
the state of being placed side by side, especially for the purposes of comparison and contrast. |
| muse |
to think about something silently or for a long time. |
| myopia |
a visual defect in which distant images are focused in front of rather than on the retina; nearsightedness. |
| neutrality |
the foreign policy of a nation that refuses to take sides in an international dispute. |
| perturb |
to cause great disturbance in (the mind); agitate or worry. |
| rancor |
bitter, continuing resentment; hatred. |
| rehabilitate |
to restore to good health or to an otherwise improved state of being. |