| augment |
to make greater in size or amount; increase. |
| beguile |
to deceive or cheat by using guile. |
| broach |
to suggest or mention for the first time; bring up. |
| colloquial |
characteristic of or suited to informal or familiar conversation or to writing that is imitative of conversational tone. |
| confluence |
a joining of two or more streams, or their point of junction. |
| demur |
to object or indicate opposition to something. |
| incision |
a cut made during surgery. |
| insubordinate |
unwilling to respect or submit to authority; disobedient. |
| interim |
the interval of time between two events. |
| intolerant |
not able or not willing to accept different opinions, beliefs, customs, or people; not tolerant. |
| malignant |
meant to cause harm; evil. |
| penurious |
extremely needy or poor; poverty-stricken. |
| precinct |
an area in a town or city that forms a separate district for voting or that is looked after by one police unit. |
| redolent |
suggesting or recalling (usually followed by "of"). |
| revelry |
noisy merrymaking. |