| accretion |
the process of gradual increase or growth, especially by additions from the outside. |
| banal |
lacking originality or liveliness; disappointingly ordinary; commonplace; trite. |
| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| deposition |
a sworn statement, usually in writing, for use as testimony by an absent witness in a court of law. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| glut |
a greater supply or amount than is needed. |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| intransigence |
refusal to alter one's ideas or position in response to the wishes of others. |
| ligature |
a band or tie. |
| picayune |
having little value or significance; small; paltry. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |
| spurn |
to reject, refuse, or treat with scorn; disdain; despise. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |
| virago |
a shrewish, domineering woman; nag or scold. |