| peri | in Persian mythology, one of a race descended from fallen angels, represented as beautiful and graceful. | |
| hebetate | to dull or blunt, often figuratively. also v.i., adj. | |
| abulia | (psychiat.) a lack of volition. | |
| cacoe"thes | an irresistible urge. | |
| nona | lethargic encephalitis. | |
| velleity | a wish without any effort to obtain its end. | |
| sciamachy | fighting a shadow. | |
| ullage | the amount by which a container fails to be full; the volume remaining in a container which has been partly emptied; (rocketry) the space left in a propellant tank for expansion, offgassing, etc. | |
| tare | the weight of a container or conveyance; to account for this in the gross weight. | |
| agio | allowance made for the differing values of currencies. | |
| tret | allowance for wastage. |