| accrue |
to grow or accumulate over time, especially as something of benefit. |
| confluence |
a joining of two or more streams, or their point of junction. |
| disavow |
to deny having (knowledge, intention, or the like). |
| electrify |
to shock, startle, or excite. |
| entail |
to call for or bring about as a necessary accompaniment; necessarily involve. |
| impecunious |
lacking funds; penniless. |
| infamy |
evil or shameful reputation. |
| informant |
one who reports or confides what he or she knows to another; source. |
| nuance |
a subtle quality or difference in tone, meaning, color, or the like; shade. |
| ogle |
to look or stare at (someone) in a lustful or flirtatious manner. |
| pathological |
afflicted with or caused by a physical or especially a mental disorder. |
| perjury |
the crime of telling a lie in a court after promising under oath to tell the truth. |
| recapitulate |
to briefly review (the main points) of a spoken or written exchange or communication. |
| staid |
formal, solemn, and reserved in character. |
| surrogate |
acting as, or considered to be, a substitute or replacement. |