| amortize |
to deduct (expenditures) by fixed amounts over a period of time. |
| cognizant |
aware; informed (usually followed by "of"). |
| crass |
lacking in sensitivity or refinement; crude. |
| deign |
to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one's dignity; condescend. |
| descry |
to see or make out, especially something obscured or at a distance. |
| flagitious |
viciously or shamefully wicked; infamous. |
| impute |
to ascribe or attribute to a source or cause. |
| indolence |
the tendency to avoid exertion or effort; laziness. |
| linguistics |
(used with a singular verb) the scientific and historical study of the form and structure of human language. |
| nonplus |
to cause (someone) to be unable to think of what to say, do, or decide; perplex; bewilder. |
| obtrude |
to thrust or force (oneself, one's concerns, or one's opinions) on another or others without being asked. |
| peroration |
the concluding part of a speech in which there is a summing up of the principal points. |
| requite |
to retaliate for; strike back on account of. |
| triage |
a system of determining priority of medical treatment, on the basis of need, chances of survival, and the like, to victims on a battlefield or in a hospital emergency ward. |
| virago |
a shrewish, domineering woman; nag or scold. |