| austerity |
a tightened or stringent economy, as when there are high taxes, frozen wages, and shortages of consumer goods. |
| beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
| delectation |
enjoyment; delight; pleasure. |
| distraught |
mentally or emotionally unbalanced; crazed. |
| equivocal |
having at least two plausible alternative meanings, often intentionally so in order to deceive or avoid commitment; ambiguous. |
| harrow |
to go over or break up with a harrow. |
| homily |
any discourse offering moral advice or admonitions. |
| impediment |
an obstacle or hindrance. |
| indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
| maunder |
to speak in an aimless or foolish way; babble. |
| obfuscate |
to make (something) seem or be difficult to understand; obscure or darken. |
| parturient |
giving birth or about to give birth; in labor. |
| raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |
| regicide |
the murderer of a king. |
| sanctimony |
a pretense of righteousness or piety; feigned devotion or holiness. |