| amortize |
to deduct (expenditures) by fixed amounts over a period of time. |
| apocryphal |
of dubious authorship or authority. |
| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| derision |
mockery or ridicule. |
| discountenance |
to embarrass or disconcert. |
| dissemble |
to disguise or hide behind a false semblance; conceal the true nature or state of. |
| doggerel |
trivial, crudely constructed verse. |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| immaculate |
not dirty; completely clean. |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
| luminary |
a famous, important, or inspirational person. |
| schadenfreude |
(often capitalized) pleasure derived from the misfortune of others. |
| sequester |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude. |