| accrue |
to grow or accumulate over time, especially as something of benefit. |
| armistice |
an agreement by groups of people or countries at war to stop fighting; truce. |
| circumscribe |
to keep within bounds; confine; restrict. |
| convergent |
tending to move toward a common point or intersection. |
| delimit |
to define or mark the boundaries of; demarcate. |
| exuberant |
vigorously enthusiastic or happy; high-spirited. |
| manifesto |
a public statement of principles and intentions, usually by an organized political group or person. |
| ovation |
a prolonged or enthusiastic episode of applause for someone, as following a performance. |
| parochial |
narrow or limited in scope or viewpoint; provincial. |
| polygamy |
the practice or state of having more than one spouse, especially more than one wife, at a time. |
| recompense |
payment or action to compensate for the expenditure or loss of time, money, property, or the like. |
| respective |
of or belonging to each one. |
| retard |
to cause (growth, development, or the like) to be slow or incomplete; stunt. |
| tangent |
a line of discussion leading away from the original topic; digression. |
| zealous |
characterized by, showing, or filled with an intense enthusiasm, as toward a cause, purpose, or activity. |