| accretion |
the process of gradual increase or growth, especially by additions from the outside. |
| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
| dearth |
a shortage or scarcity of something; lack. |
| despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
| determinism |
the belief or teaching that every effect, including human thoughts and actions, is completely and predictably brought about by preceding causes and that, therefore, free will does not exist. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| epicene |
sharing the traits of both sexes. |
| forbear |
to keep or abstain from (an action or utterance). |
| forswear |
to give up or renounce, often with an oath or pledge. |
| insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
| kismet |
destiny, fortune, or fate. |
| lien |
a legal claim on a piece of property when the current owner is in default on a debt or obligation. |
| neologism |
a new word, phrase, or usage. |
| parsimonious |
excessively frugal; stingy. |