| crux |
an essential, basic, crucial, or pivotal point. |
| curriculum |
the courses offered at a school or in a particular area of study. |
| hermetic |
preventing or sealed to prevent the influx or escape of air; airtight. |
| increment |
a rise or addition in number or value, often small. |
| inducement |
something used to persuade someone to a course of action; incentive. |
| libel |
in law, written or printed matter that is false, damages a person's reputation or material well-being, and arises from malice or extreme negligence. |
| openhanded |
tending to give to others; generous. |
| posterity |
all generations to come. |
| posthumous |
beginning, occurring, or continuing after one's death. |
| precedent |
an action that may serve as an example for future acts of the same nature. |
| preoccupy |
to absorb the entire time or attention of. |
| ravish |
to overwhelm with emotion or sensation; enrapture. |
| ricochet |
to bounce or skip off a surface at an angle; rebound. |
| sheaf |
a bound bundle of cut grain. |
| undercut |
to act so as to lessen the effectiveness or influence of; undermine or thwart. |