pulverize = crush or grind into very small particles
canny = shrewd in money matters; thrifty
influx = flowing into
overwrought = nervous or excited; extremely agitated;
hysterical; wrought-up; CF. wrought: made or done
clientele = body of customers
patent = obvious; easily seen; open for the public to read;
of or protected by a patent; Ex. patent to everyone; N.
wane = decrease in size or strength (after being full); grow
gradually to an end; Ex. The moon waxes and wanes
every month; N.
fetter = shackle; restrict the freedom of; N. chain or
shackle for the foot of a prisoner; CF. foot
regeneration = spiritual rebirth; Ex. regeneration of the
prisoners; V. regenerate: give or obtain new life; reform spiritually
pedagogy = teaching; art of education
jubilation = rejoicing; great joy
mete = measure; distribute; administer; Ex. mete out justice/
punishment
pulmonary = pertaining to the lungs
rift = narrow opening in a large mass; break in a friendly
relation; Ex. through a rift in the clouds; OP. reconciliation
undermine = weaken gradually; sap; dig a mine beneath
stultify = make stupid in mind; cause to appear or become
stupid or inconsistent; suppress; frustrate or hinder;
Ex. stultifying effect of uninteresting work; Ex.
stultify free expression
querulous = given to complaining; complaining; fretful;
whining
anodyne = drug that relieves pain or trouble;
comeuppance = deserts; well-deserved punishment or
misfortune; rebuke
largess = generous gift (given to people who do not have
enough)
endorse = approve; support; write one.s signature on the
back of; N. endorsement; CF. dorsal
pall = become boring; grow tiresome
frantic = wild; distraught as from fear or worry; Ex. frantic
with fear
voluptuous = sensual; of or giving sensual pleasure; indulging
in sensual pleasures; Ex. voluptuous lines; Ex.
voluptuous life of the Romans; N. voluptuary: voluptuous
person
clip = cut off with shears; fasten; N: something clipped off
(as a short extract from film); clasp or fastener
podiatrist = doctor who treats ailments of the feet; chiropodist;
N. podiatrics
philistine = narrow-minded person, uncultured and exclusively
interested in material gain; uncultured person
who is indifferent to artistic and cultural values; member
of an ancient people in Palestine; OP. aesthete