| accretion |
the process of gradual increase or growth, especially by additions from the outside. |
| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| aplomb |
great self-confidence, composure, or poise. |
| apocryphal |
of dubious authorship or authority. |
| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
| deadeye |
an expert shooter. |
| declivity |
a downward or descending slope. |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| heinous |
extremely wicked or despicable; atrocious. |
| jejune |
lacking interest or liveliness; dull. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| pretentious |
assuming or marked by an air of importance or superiority that is unwarranted. |
| stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |
| sylph |
a slender, graceful woman or girl. |