| accrue |
to grow or accumulate over time, especially as something of benefit. |
| deride |
to ridicule or treat with scornful mockery. |
| drivel |
foolish or silly speech or ideas. |
| ensue |
to occur as the result of an earlier event. |
| erroneous |
containing or based on a mistake; incorrect. |
| fidelity |
loyalty or faithfulness to obligations, promises, or those to whom one has made a commitment. |
| intransigent |
refusing to alter an idea or a position in response to others' wishes; uncompromising. |
| miff |
to cause (someone) to become annoyed; offend. |
| plausible |
seeming to be true or reasonable; credible. |
| polygamy |
the practice or state of having more than one spouse, especially more than one wife, at a time. |
| recompense |
payment or action to compensate for the expenditure or loss of time, money, property, or the like. |
| squabble |
to quarrel over trivial matters; bicker. |
| staid |
formal, solemn, and reserved in character. |
| wasteland |
land where there are no living things or where nothing will grow. |
| zealot |
a person who is excessively and often intolerantly enthusiastic, especially about a cause or religious faith; fanatic. |