| annuity |
a regular yearly income paid at fixed intervals and produced by money invested or by an insurance contract. |
| distend |
to swell or cause to swell from, or as if from, internal pressure; balloon. |
| enigmatic |
puzzling, mysterious, or inexplicable. |
| equable |
not varying extremely or suddenly; uniform; stable. |
| fraught |
accompanied by; full of, usually something bad or unpleasant. |
| impetus |
something that urges or impels; a driving force. |
| innumerable |
very many. |
| invertebrate |
without a backbone |
| misconception |
an error in understanding; wrong notion or idea. |
| precedent |
an action that may serve as an example for future acts of the same nature. |
| prevalent |
generally accepted; pervasive; widespread. |
| repertoire |
the stock or list of artistic pieces, such as dramatic or operatic roles, that a player or company of players is prepared to perform. |
| ruffian |
one who is tough and violent; bully; thug. |
| satire |
a literary or dramatic work that ridicules or derides human vice or foolishness, usually through the use of parody or irony. |
| tirade |
a long, forceful, or angry speech, often critical or denunciatory in nature; harangue. |