| augment |
to make greater in size or amount; increase. |
| deleterious |
harmful or injurious, as to health. |
| diminutive |
very small; tiny. |
| fester |
to become filled with pus; become infected. |
| ideology |
the body of beliefs, symbols, and political and social aims that characterizes a particular group or institution. |
| importune |
to pester with insistent demands or requests. |
| infernal |
of or pertaining to hell or the world of the dead. |
| irrefutable |
impossible to disprove; indisputable. |
| malign |
to speak badly of or tell harmful lies about. |
| paltry |
small, trifling, or worthless. |
| pessimism |
the belief that events will turn out badly; tendency to expect the worst. |
| reciprocity |
a mutual interchange of privileges or favors between two nations, groups, or institutions. |
| repugnant |
extremely distasteful to one's senses or principles; disgusting. |
| retard |
to cause (growth, development, or the like) to be slow or incomplete; stunt. |
| waylay |
to attack or accost unexpectedly after lying in wait for. |