| accrue |
to grow or accumulate over time, especially as something of benefit. |
| artisan |
a person skilled in making things, especially by using the hands. People such as those who make furniture, quilts, or other crafts are artisans. |
| conflagration |
a large, damaging fire. |
| deride |
to ridicule or treat with scornful mockery. |
| disband |
of an organized group, to break up or disperse. |
| diverge |
to extend or move away in different directions from a common point. |
| imprecise |
not exact, accurate, or well-defined; vague. |
| malleable |
capable of being shaped, as by hammering or rolling. |
| misguide |
to misdirect or lead astray. |
| moderation |
the avoidance of excesses or extremes, especially in behavior. |
| scintillate |
to send out sparks. |
| temperamental |
changeable as to mood, nature, operability, or the like; unpredictable. |
| transitory |
lasting for only a short time; brief. |
| undercut |
to act so as to lessen the effectiveness or influence of; undermine or thwart. |
| utopia |
(often capitalized) an imagined or proposed place or society that is ideal, especially in its laws, ethics, and treatment of humanity. |