| accretion |
the process of gradual increase or growth, especially by additions from the outside. |
| asterisk |
a sign (*). It is used to show that there is other information on the page that explains the information where the sign is placed. |
| deter |
to stop or discourage from some action by creating doubt or fear. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| highbrow |
one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly). |
| homily |
any discourse offering moral advice or admonitions. |
| humanism |
a doctrine or mode of thought that gives highest importance to human dignity, values, potentials, and achievements. |
| incumbent |
currently holding an office or position. |
| indomitable |
too strong to be subdued or discouraged; unconquerable. |
| inflection |
change that occurs in the form of words to show a grammatical characteristic such as the tense of a verb, the number of a noun, or the degree of an adjective or adverb. |
| pedagogy |
the act, process, or profession of teaching. |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
| scion |
an offspring or heir. |
| spurn |
to reject, refuse, or treat with scorn; disdain; despise. |