| accretion |
the process of gradual increase or growth, especially by additions from the outside. |
| agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
| askance |
with distrust or suspicion. |
| atavism |
the recurrence or reappearance of a particular trait, style, attitude, or behavior that seemed to have disappeared, or that which has recurred or reappeared after such an absence. |
| boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
| coir |
the fiber made from coconut husks, used for matting, rope, or the like. |
| deign |
to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one's dignity; condescend. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| espouse |
to take up, hold, or commit oneself to (a cause, idea, or belief); embrace. |
| forswear |
to give up or renounce, often with an oath or pledge. |
| glut |
a greater supply or amount than is needed. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| linguistics |
(used with a singular verb) the scientific and historical study of the form and structure of human language. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |