| accretion |
the process of gradual increase or growth, especially by additions from the outside. |
| amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| contumacious |
stubbornly disobedient; insubordinate; rebellious. |
| cravat |
a scarf or band of cloth tied loosely about the neck. |
| dawdle |
to waste time; be slow. |
| demulcent |
an oily or sticky substance used especially to soothe irritation in mucous membranes. |
| determinism |
the belief or teaching that every effect, including human thoughts and actions, is completely and predictably brought about by preceding causes and that, therefore, free will does not exist. |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
| encomium |
a formal expression of praise. |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| gambit |
a tactic or maneuver designed to gain an advantage, especially one that involves some sacrifice on one's part. |
| hypocrisy |
the practice or an instance of stating or pretending to hold beliefs or principles that one does not actually live by; insincerity. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |