accretion |
the process of gradual increase or growth, especially by additions from the outside. |
alfresco |
in the open air; outdoors. |
cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
dearth |
a shortage or scarcity of something; lack. |
decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
deterge |
to cleanse, wash, or wipe off. |
glabrous |
having no hair or fuzz; bald; smooth. |
inveigle |
to entice or ensnare by clever talk or flattery. |
lachrymose |
weeping, tending to weep readily, or being on the point of tears; tearful. |
malfeasance |
an illegal act or wrongdoing, especially by a public official. |
nostrum |
a favorite but unproven scheme or theory, offered as a remedy for social or political problems; panacea. |
raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |
reprise |
repetition of a musical phrase or theme in an identical or slightly altered way. |
transpose |
to exchange the position or order of (two things). |