| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| accretion |
the process of gradual increase or growth, especially by additions from the outside. |
| ascertain |
to learn without question; determine. |
| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| crass |
lacking in sensitivity or refinement; crude. |
| entreat |
to beg for something, or to do something. |
| epicene |
sharing the traits of both sexes. |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| gullible |
believing almost anything; easily tricked. |
| insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
| invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
| irrefragable |
impossible to refute or dispute; undeniable. |
| louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
| refulgent |
shining brilliantly; radiant. |
| tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |