| accretion |
the process of gradual increase or growth, especially by additions from the outside. |
| boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
| corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| desiccate |
to remove the moisture in (food) so as to preserve it. |
| discomfit |
to upset or confuse. |
| etiolate |
to weaken, especially through deprivation of normal development. |
| facsimile |
an exact copy or duplicate of something printed or of a picture. |
| malfeasance |
an illegal act or wrongdoing, especially by a public official. |
| risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |
| seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |
| sententious |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing. |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |