| accumulate |
to pile up, collect, or gather. |
| consecutive |
following one after another without a break. |
| creed |
a set of beliefs held by a person or group. |
| deflate |
to cause to shrink or collapse by letting out air or gas. |
| enforce |
to put in force; make people obey. |
| exaggerate |
to present as larger, more important, or more valuable. |
| garment |
any piece of clothing. |
| livelihood |
means of earning or getting what is needed to live. |
| momentum |
strength of movement. |
| niche |
a hollow place set into a wall to hold a statue or some other object. |
| notwithstanding |
in spite of; despite (sometimes used after its object rather than before). |
| picturesque |
as pleasing or interesting to look at as a picture or painting. |
| recur |
to happen again or over and over. |
| sentinel |
one that stands guard or watches; sentry. |
| statistics |
(used with a singular verb) the mathematical study of numerical information, especially representative information about a limited portion of a population that is used to make generalized conclusions about the whole. |