| accrue |
to grow or accumulate over time, especially as something of benefit. |
| autocracy |
rule by one person with absolute power; despotism. |
| fresco |
the art of painting on wet plaster with colors dissolved in water or limewater, or a picture produced by this method. |
| grievous |
causing emotional or physical suffering; painful. |
| inclement |
of weather, violent or disagreeable. |
| inclusive |
comprising or covering a great deal; comprehensive. |
| indeterminate |
not fixed, clear, or precise; indefinite or uncertain. |
| legacy |
money, property, or other goods left to someone in a will. |
| notation |
a system of signs used to stand for numbers, words, or musical notes. |
| petite |
of a girl or woman, short and slender. |
| problematic |
presenting difficulties or causing doubt; questionable. |
| prudery |
the state, quality, or characteristic of being overly concerned with modest or proper conduct, speech, dress, or the like. |
| psychiatrist |
a medical doctor who treats people with mental and emotional illnesses. |
| purge |
to free or rid (usually followed by "of" or "from"). |
| unchallenged |
not or not having been questioned, disputed, or contested. |