| accretion |
the process of gradual increase or growth, especially by additions from the outside. |
| amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| benign |
causing little or no harm. |
| caste |
the status conferred by the class to which one belongs. |
| credulous |
disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible. |
| deign |
to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one's dignity; condescend. |
| discountenance |
to embarrass or disconcert. |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
| highbrow |
one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly). |
| iatrogenic |
caused by a physician or medical treatment, especially from drugs or surgery. |
| immaculate |
not dirty; completely clean. |
| indulgent |
gratifying, or being inclined to gratify or yield to others' wishes, especially rather than enforcing discipline or strictness. |
| kibbutz |
an Israeli farming settlement whose ownership is shared by those who live and work there. |
| perquisite |
a payment or benefit in addition to the wages or salary associated with a position. |