| accretion |
the process of gradual increase or growth, especially by additions from the outside. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| encomium |
a formal expression of praise. |
| espouse |
to take up, hold, or commit oneself to (a cause, idea, or belief); embrace. |
| extort |
to extract or obtain (money or the like) by force, threats, or abuse of authority. |
| extrinsic |
not inherent or essential; extraneous. |
| feckless |
weak or incompetent; ineffective. |
| fledge |
to grow flight feathers. |
| gloaming |
late evening; dusk; twilight. |
| inflection |
change that occurs in the form of words to show a grammatical characteristic such as the tense of a verb, the number of a noun, or the degree of an adjective or adverb. |
| insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
| misanthrope |
someone who hates or distrusts humanity. |
| repose2 |
to put or place (confidence, hope, or the like) in someone or something. |
| sequester |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude. |
| stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |