| augment |
to make greater in size or amount; increase. |
| boor |
a rough-mannered or insensitive person. |
| charismatic |
having unusually strong personal allure or appeal. |
| compassion |
a feeling of sharing another's suffering that leads to a desire to help. |
| creditor |
someone to whom money is owed. |
| decelerate |
to lower the speed of; decrease in velocity; slow down. |
| digress |
to stray from the main topic; ramble. |
| fluctuate |
to vary or change irregularly; rise and fall. |
| heretofore |
prior to this time; before now. |
| malady |
an illness of the body or mind. |
| nonexistent |
not having substance in reality. |
| polygamy |
the practice or state of having more than one spouse, especially more than one wife, at a time. |
| prototype |
an original model on which later stages or forms are based or developed. |
| reimburse |
to pay back for (expenses or losses incurred). |
| rhetoric |
the art, ability, or study of using language effectively in speech or writing, especially to influence or persuade one's audience. |