| amortize |
to deduct (expenditures) by fixed amounts over a period of time. |
| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| descry |
to see or make out, especially something obscured or at a distance. |
| gullible |
believing almost anything; easily tricked. |
| heinous |
extremely wicked or despicable; atrocious. |
| lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
| munificent |
having or showing great generosity. |
| parturient |
giving birth or about to give birth; in labor. |
| pedagogy |
the act, process, or profession of teaching. |
| reconnoiter |
to go through or over (an area) so as to gain information about it, as for military or engineering purposes. |
| relict |
a plant, animal, or geological feature that has survived in a considerably changed environment. |
| salacious |
excited by lust; lecherous. |
| surcingle |
a girth or belt that wraps around the body of a horse to secure a saddle, pack, or the like to its back. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |