| accretion |
the process of gradual increase or growth, especially by additions from the outside. |
| astute |
keen in understanding and judgment; shrewd. |
| baleful |
threatening harm; full of malice; ominous. |
| bibulous |
addicted to alcohol; alcoholic. |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| garrulous |
given to talking excessively. |
| innocuous |
not capable of causing damage; harmless. |
| invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
| oppugn |
to oppose, contradict, criticize, or call into question. |
| peroration |
the concluding part of a speech in which there is a summing up of the principal points. |
| picayune |
having little value or significance; small; paltry. |
| remonstrate |
to say in opposition, protest, or objection. |
| seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |
| shunt |
to turn or move aside or out of the way; divert. |
| sylph |
a slender, graceful woman or girl. |