| accretion |
the process of gradual increase or growth, especially by additions from the outside. |
| appose |
to place next to or side by side; juxtapose. |
| bathos |
a sudden descent from an exalted style or esteemed state to the commonplace. |
| cachet |
prestige. |
| consternation |
surprise and alarm, leading to panic, deep disappointment, or total confusion. |
| declivity |
a downward or descending slope. |
| flout |
to show scorn or contempt for, especially by openly or deliberately disobeying. |
| hypocrisy |
the practice or an instance of stating or pretending to hold beliefs or principles that one does not actually live by; insincerity. |
| incursion |
a raid or sudden invasion. |
| insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
| neophyte |
a beginner or novice at any activity. |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| recondite |
involving profound concepts and complexities; not easily understood. |
| requite |
to retaliate for; strike back on account of. |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |