| cumulative |
becoming larger or greater by means of gradual addition. |
| decorum |
properness of behavior, manner, appearance, or the like; dignity; propriety. |
| demeanor |
the way in which one conducts oneself; deportment. |
| embellishment |
a beautifying decoration or addition. |
| evocative |
tending or able to call forth images, memories, feelings, and the like. |
| gauche |
deficient in manners or other conventions of social behavior; boorish; crude. |
| incarnate |
having bodily form; personified. |
| maul |
to hurt by beating or through other rough treatment. |
| requisite |
required or essential. |
| retribution |
repayment for one's actions, especially punishment for evil. |
| sedition |
actions or speech intended or serving to create rebellion against a government. |
| sophomoric |
displaying intellectual pretentiousness or proud confidence about one's knowledge when actually poorly informed or immature. |
| therapeutic |
of, pertaining to, or capable of healing; curative. |
| transitory |
lasting for only a short time; brief. |
| unproductive |
not yielding useful or helpful results; not fruitful. |