| aver |
to assert to be true; affirm. |
| debit |
an amount of money taken out of or owed on an account, or the record of that amount. |
| decadence |
a decline into immorality; loss of moral values. |
| ferocity |
the quality or state of being cruelly savage or fierce. |
| gratis |
without charging money; freely. |
| inclement |
of weather, violent or disagreeable. |
| interlude |
a pause, space, or event that intervenes; interval. |
| mercenary |
interested only in money and material gain. |
| mutable |
able or likely to change. |
| natal |
of or concerning one's birth. |
| obituary |
a printed announcement of a person's death, usually including a brief biography and information about funeral arrangements. |
| rote |
unthinking or mechanical routine or habit. |
| sate |
to fill to excess, especially with food; glut. |
| sophistry |
a subtle, deceptive method of reasoning or arguing, involving statements that sound plausible but are actually false or fallacious. |
| stratagem |
a plan or trick to deceive, surprise, or outwit an opponent, especially as a military maneuver. |