| accrue |
to grow or accumulate over time, especially as something of benefit. |
| confidant |
one to whom a secret or secrets are entrusted. |
| dispassionate |
without strong feeling or bias; calm; impartial. |
| douse1 |
to place or plunge in water or another liquid; immerse. |
| endemic |
native to or restricted to a given place or population. |
| hermetic |
preventing or sealed to prevent the influx or escape of air; airtight. |
| incisive |
marked by clear, penetrating thought; sharp. |
| inexplicable |
unable to be explained or interpreted. |
| mendacity |
a tendency to lie; untruthfulness. |
| personify |
to be a perfect or typical example of; embody. |
| rancor |
bitter, continuing resentment; hatred. |
| reciprocate |
to give (feelings or things) in return. |
| reproach |
to express disapproval of or disappointment with (someone); censure. |
| sanction |
permission for an action; approval. |
| scavenger |
an animal that finds and eats dead animals or rotting plants; a person who finds things that others no longer want. |