| augment |
to make greater in size or amount; increase. |
| bourgeois |
of, related to, or characteristic of the middle class. |
| categorical |
with no exceptions or conditions; absolute. |
| copious |
abundant in number or quantity; plentiful. |
| depersonalize |
to cause to lose individual identity or characteristics. |
| diminution |
the act, process, or result of decreasing or declining. |
| extrapolate |
to make an estimate or inference of (future probability or the like) on the basis of what is already known or has already occurred. |
| inimitable |
impossible to mimic or copy, because of uniqueness or superiority. |
| inoffensive |
having no insulting or harmful qualities; innocuous. |
| microcosm |
a small, complete whole; tiny world. |
| nominal |
in name alone. |
| refraction |
the bending of rays or waves of light, heat, sound, or the like when passed obliquely from one medium to another with a different rate of transmission. |
| repercussion |
(usually plural) a result or effect of an action or event, often occurring indirectly or unexpectedly. |
| scintillate |
to send out sparks. |
| ungainly |
lacking gracefulness or ease of movement; clumsy; awkward. |