| accretion |
the process of gradual increase or growth, especially by additions from the outside. |
| caste |
the status conferred by the class to which one belongs. |
| concur |
to share the same opinion; agree. |
| disallow |
to refuse to allow or admit; reject. |
| divergence |
the act of separating and moving or leading in different directions. |
| exegesis |
a critical explanation or interpretive analysis, especially of religious texts. |
| invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
| macrocosm |
a large unit or entity that represents on a large scale one of its smaller components. |
| nonfeasance |
in law, failure to perform a required duty, as by a public official. |
| nonpareil |
a person or thing whose excellence is unequaled; paragon. |
| otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. |
| savor |
to give an impression; hint (usually followed by "of"). |
| solipsism |
the self-centered habit of interpreting and judging all things exclusively according to one's own concepts of meaning and value. |
| transpose |
to exchange the position or order of (two things). |
| triage |
a system of determining priority of medical treatment, on the basis of need, chances of survival, and the like, to victims on a battlefield or in a hospital emergency ward. |