| annuity |
a regular yearly income paid at fixed intervals and produced by money invested or by an insurance contract. |
| antiquate |
to make obsolete or old-fashioned. |
| aperture |
a narrow opening. |
| castigate |
to punish or rebuke, as with severe public criticism; chastise. |
| dapper |
neat and stylish in dress and appearance. |
| fanfare |
a flourish of trumpets, used to mark an entrance or beginning. |
| indictment |
the act of being formally accused of a crime by a grand jury, or the condition of being formally accused of a crime by a grand jury. |
| lethargy |
a state of having very low energy with drowsiness and apathy; lassitude. |
| magnanimous |
having or showing a generous, forgiving, or noble nature. |
| maternity |
the state of being a mother; motherhood. |
| memoir |
an account of facts or events based primarily on the author's personal experience. |
| neutrality |
the foreign policy of a nation that refuses to take sides in an international dispute. |
| quiescent |
in a state of inaction or rest; dormant. |
| rediscover |
to begin experiencing again; find again; regain. |
| solicit |
to try to obtain (business, recruits, donations, help, or the like) by persuasion, formal request, or pleading. |