| accretion |
the process of gradual increase or growth, especially by additions from the outside. |
| baneful |
causing or leading to death, destruction, or ruin; harmful or deadly. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| gloaming |
late evening; dusk; twilight. |
| glut |
a greater supply or amount than is needed. |
| gullible |
believing almost anything; easily tricked. |
| imprimatur |
any official permission or sanction. |
| invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
| lachrymose |
weeping, tending to weep readily, or being on the point of tears; tearful. |
| lambent |
glowing softly. |
| ontogeny |
the process of biological growth and development of a particular living organism. |
| purvey |
to supply or provide (especially food, drink, or other provisions). |
| savor |
to give an impression; hint (usually followed by "of"). |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |
| unabashed |
not feeling or showing embarrassment, uneasiness, or shame. |