| accrue |
to grow or accumulate over time, especially as something of benefit. |
| allay |
to quiet or lay to rest (fears, doubts, and the like). |
| arable |
capable of being farmed. |
| beguile |
to deceive or cheat by using guile. |
| criteria |
a set of standards or tests by which to judge or decide something. |
| impasse |
a situation that allows no escape or solution; stalemate. |
| indecisive |
not definite or conclusive. |
| irrevocable |
impossible to take back, undo, or cancel. |
| leer |
to give a sideways or nasty look or smile suggestive of malicious or sexual thoughts. |
| magnitude |
size or extent. |
| pensive |
thoughtful in a sad or deeply serious way. |
| pragmatic |
concerned with actual causes and effects rather than abstract theories or ideas; practical. |
| rudiment |
(often plural) something in an initial, imperfect, or undeveloped form. |
| tangent |
a line of discussion leading away from the original topic; digression. |
| totality |
the state or quality of being total. |