| amortize |
to deduct (expenditures) by fixed amounts over a period of time. |
| baleful |
threatening harm; full of malice; ominous. |
| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| canny |
difficult to fool or take advantage of; shrewd; wary; clever. |
| deterge |
to cleanse, wash, or wipe off. |
| ineluctable |
impossible to be avoided; inescapable. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| lapidary |
an expert on or dealer in gemstones. |
| louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
| lupine2 |
fierce; greedy. |
| paroxysm |
a sudden strong outburst of feelings or actions. |
| recant |
to withdraw from commitment to (a former position or statement), especially publicly; retract. |
| topography |
the shape of the earth's surface across an area or region. The topography of an area includes the size and location of hills and dips in the land. |
| tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |