| austerity |
a tightened or stringent economy, as when there are high taxes, frozen wages, and shortages of consumer goods. |
| canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usually defamatory to someone. |
| corollary |
a readily drawn conclusion; deduction or inference. |
| crass |
lacking in sensitivity or refinement; crude. |
| debauch |
to lead or seduce into immorality or intemperance; corrupt. |
| distraught |
mentally or emotionally unbalanced; crazed. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| inchoate |
partially or imperfectly developed. |
| ineptitude |
incompetence; lack of skill. |
| misanthrope |
someone who hates or distrusts humanity. |
| ontogeny |
the process of biological growth and development of a particular living organism. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| recant |
to withdraw from commitment to (a former position or statement), especially publicly; retract. |
| seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |
| tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |