| accretion |
the process of gradual increase or growth, especially by additions from the outside. |
| amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
| aplomb |
great self-confidence, composure, or poise. |
| bibulous |
addicted to alcohol; alcoholic. |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| etiolate |
to weaken, especially through deprivation of normal development. |
| gird |
to surround, bind, or encircle, as with a belt. |
| kismet |
destiny, fortune, or fate. |
| obfuscate |
to make (something) seem or be difficult to understand; obscure or darken. |
| picayune |
having little value or significance; small; paltry. |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |
| risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |
| scion |
an offspring or heir. |
| sententious |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing. |
| welter |
to roll about or wallow, as in mud or the open sea. |