| accretion |
the process of gradual increase or growth, especially by additions from the outside. |
| boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
| consummate |
of the highest order or degree. |
| contumacious |
stubbornly disobedient; insubordinate; rebellious. |
| curmudgeon |
an irritable or ill-tempered person. |
| diatribe |
a bitter, abusive attack in speech or writing. |
| idyllic |
charmingly simple and natural, as a scene or experience; suggestive of peaceful countryside. |
| impugn |
to call into question; challenge or try to discredit. |
| inchoate |
partially or imperfectly developed. |
| omnibus |
concerning or including a large collection of things. |
| parsimonious |
excessively frugal; stingy. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| precursory |
coming before and serving to indicate what will follow; premonitory. |
| splenetic |
ill-tempered or spiteful. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |