| claimant |
one who alleges something to be true or demands something as one's right. |
| compatriot |
a fellow citizen. |
| digression |
the act or result of straying from the main topic. |
| economize |
to spend less money; lower expenses; be economical. |
| fanfare |
a flourish of trumpets, used to mark an entrance or beginning. |
| fervent |
having or expressing warmth, depth, or intensity of feeling. |
| hoodwink |
to trick, deceive, or dupe. |
| inquisition |
an official inquiry, especially for the purpose of enforcing political, social, or religious conformity. |
| largess |
liberality in giving, especially money, and often with an implication of the giver's superiority. |
| obligatory |
required; compulsory. |
| refraction |
the bending of rays or waves of light, heat, sound, or the like when passed obliquely from one medium to another with a different rate of transmission. |
| sensory |
of or pertaining to hearing, seeing, smelling, tasting, or touching. |
| severance |
the act, process, or result of breaking off or separating. |
| stringent |
rigorous or exacting; strict. |
| taint |
to slightly corrupt or pollute. |