| amortize |
to deduct (expenditures) by fixed amounts over a period of time. |
| conjoin |
to combine for a common purpose. |
| declivity |
a downward or descending slope. |
| derision |
mockery or ridicule. |
| discountenance |
to embarrass or disconcert. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| nostrum |
a favorite but unproven scheme or theory, offered as a remedy for social or political problems; panacea. |
| occlude |
to close or obstruct (a passage or opening, one's vision, or the like). |
| proselytize |
to convert or try actively to convert (others) to one's own beliefs or religion. |
| refulgent |
shining brilliantly; radiant. |
| requite |
to retaliate for; strike back on account of. |
| sanguine |
having an optimistic temperament or outlook. |
| Saturnalia |
an occasion of unrestrained revelry. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |