| accretion |
the process of gradual increase or growth, especially by additions from the outside. |
| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| atonement |
the act of making reparation for a sin, crime, error, or the like. |
| consternation |
surprise and alarm, leading to panic, deep disappointment, or total confusion. |
| curmudgeon |
an irritable or ill-tempered person. |
| deadeye |
an expert shooter. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| extrinsic |
not inherent or essential; extraneous. |
| flout |
to show scorn or contempt for, especially by openly or deliberately disobeying. |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| nonpareil |
a person or thing whose excellence is unequaled; paragon. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| shyster |
a person, usually a lawyer, who uses underhanded, unethical methods. |