| accretion |
the process of gradual increase or growth, especially by additions from the outside. |
| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| conversant |
familiar; acquainted; practiced (usually followed by "with" or "in"). |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| halcyon |
tranquil; peaceful; calm. |
| impermeable |
not permitting passage or penetration. |
| inchoate |
partially or imperfectly developed. |
| naturalism |
in literature, a method of depicting life that reflects a philosophy of determinism. |
| nonplus |
to cause (someone) to be unable to think of what to say, do, or decide; perplex; bewilder. |
| omnibus |
concerning or including a large collection of things. |
| reconnaissance |
the act or process of examining an area, especially to gain militarily useful information. |
| salvo |
the firing of guns or other firearms simultaneously or in succession, especially as a salute. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |
| triage |
a system of determining priority of medical treatment, on the basis of need, chances of survival, and the like, to victims on a battlefield or in a hospital emergency ward. |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |