| accretion |
the process of gradual increase or growth, especially by additions from the outside. |
| adulteration |
the act or process of making worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
| Byzantine |
characterized by complexity and intrigue. |
| cloture |
in U.S. parliamentary procedure, a method of ending debate and causing an immediate vote on the matter being discussed. |
| extrinsic |
not inherent or essential; extraneous. |
| fungible |
interchangeable. |
| immiscible |
not able to be mixed or blended. |
| impinge |
to encroach. |
| impugn |
to call into question; challenge or try to discredit. |
| innocuous |
not capable of causing damage; harmless. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| pinchbeck |
false, sham, or counterfeit. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |