| accretion |
the process of gradual increase or growth, especially by additions from the outside. |
| adulteration |
the act or process of making worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| amortize |
to deduct (expenditures) by fixed amounts over a period of time. |
| bereft |
deprived or stripped of something. |
| boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
| divergence |
the act of separating and moving or leading in different directions. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| figurehead |
a person whose title sounds important but who has no real power. |
| gird |
to surround, bind, or encircle, as with a belt. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| munificent |
having or showing great generosity. |
| ostentation |
a showy display to impress others. |
| scabrous |
characterized by a rough or scaly surface, as the leaf of a plant. |
| spurn |
to reject, refuse, or treat with scorn; disdain; despise. |