| accretion |
the process of gradual increase or growth, especially by additions from the outside. |
| baleful |
threatening harm; full of malice; ominous. |
| condign |
well-deserved or fitting, especially of punishment or reprimand. |
| discountenance |
to embarrass or disconcert. |
| extirpate |
to get rid of completely, as if by pulling up the roots; root out. |
| gadfly |
a persistent critic, especially of established institutions and policies. |
| hirsute |
covered with hair or stiff hairs; hairy or shaggy. |
| incessant |
never stopping; constant. |
| incursion |
a raid or sudden invasion. |
| indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
| magnum opus |
a great work of art, literature, or music, especially a particular person's masterpiece. |
| parvenu |
a person who has suddenly acquired wealth or status, without acquiring the tastes, manners, customs, or the like of his or her new station. |
| reprise |
repetition of a musical phrase or theme in an identical or slightly altered way. |
| tort |
in law, any civil rather than criminal harm or injury that violates the implicit duty of each citizen not to harm others, and for which one may bring a civil suit and collect compensation. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |