| accretion |
the process of gradual increase or growth, especially by additions from the outside. |
| cachet |
prestige. |
| cognoscente |
someone who has exceptional knowledge in a given area, especially of fashion, literature, or the fine arts; connoisseur. |
| discomfit |
to upset or confuse. |
| emulous |
filled with the desire to equal or surpass. |
| flagitious |
viciously or shamefully wicked; infamous. |
| fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| impermeable |
not permitting passage or penetration. |
| insinuate |
to suggest (something derogatory) subtly and indirectly. |
| lachrymose |
weeping, tending to weep readily, or being on the point of tears; tearful. |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
| pathos |
a quality in life or art that evokes pity, sadness, or compassion. |
| picayune |
having little value or significance; small; paltry. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |