| accrue |
to grow or accumulate over time, especially as something of benefit. |
| acumen |
superior insight; quickness and shrewdness of judgment, especially in practical matters. |
| coy |
artfully shy or retiring; playfully but calculatingly reticent. |
| discursive |
ranging over numerous topics, especially in an orderly or coherent way. |
| disembark |
to put or go ashore from a ship. |
| emaciate |
to waste away the flesh of, usually by starvation or disease; make extremely thin. |
| evanescent |
tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing; fleeting. |
| finesse |
refined and delicate skill or tact in executing a task or coping with a situation. |
| grandiose |
pretentious or pompous. |
| infighting |
conflict or rivalry, often concealed, within an organization or group. |
| infinitesimal |
of a thing or quantity, too small to be measured or calculated. |
| motley |
made up of a contrasting variety of types, appearances, or the like; very heterogeneous. |
| slovenly |
careless or disgustingly dirty. |
| stasis |
the state of equilibrium or balance between opposing forces; motionlessness. |
| wrest |
to take away with, or as if with, a twist or pull. |