asceticism
(n) practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline
dint
(n) force; power
envoy
(n) a minister plenipotentiary authorized to a foreign gov. who ranks between an ambassador and a minister resident
defray
(transitive v) to provide for the payment of
crass
(adj) having or indicating such grossness of mind as prevents delicacy and discrimination
beguile
(v) to lead by deception
allocate
(transitive v) to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular person or things
enjoins
(transitive v) to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent warning
oscillate
(intransitive v) to swing back and forward like a pendulum ; to move or travel back and forth between two points
interloper
(n) an illegal or unlicensed trader
incarcerate
(transitive v) to put in prison
vacuous
(adj) emptied of or lacking content
akimbo
(adj) having the hand on the hip and the elbow turned outward
jubilant
(adj) showing great joy, satisfaction, or triumph; rejoicing; exultant
presumptuous
(adj) overstepping due bounds (as of proprietary or courtesy) : taking liberties
pecuniary
(adj) consisting of or measured in money
licentious
(adj) lacking legal or moral restraints; especially: disregarding sexual restraints
muse
(v) to become absorbed in thought; especially: to turn something over in the mind meditatively and often inconclusively
subversive
(n) a systematic attempt to overthrow or undermine a gov. or political system by persons working secretly from within
lassitude
(n) a condition of weariness or debility
vacillate
(intransitive v) to sway through lack of equilibrium
initiative
(n) an introductory act or step; leading action
disparity
(adj) containing or made up of fundamentally different and often incongruous elements
avocation
(n) something a person does in addition to a principal occupation, esp. for pleasure; hobby
efficacy
(n) the power to produce an effect
capricious
(adj) subject to, led by, or indicative or caprice or whim; erratic
reticent
(adj) inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech
hospice
(n) a lodging for travelers, young persons, or the underprivileged esp. when maintained by religious order
moribund
(adj) being in the state of dying: approaching death
risque
(adj) verging on impropriety or indecency