| accretion |
the process of gradual increase or growth, especially by additions from the outside. |
| alfresco |
in the open air; outdoors. |
| credulous |
disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible. |
| descry |
to see or make out, especially something obscured or at a distance. |
| extenuate |
to reduce the magnitude or seriousness of (a fault or offense) by offering partial excuses. |
| extralegal |
not regulated or permitted by law; outside of legal authority. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| incredulous |
not able to believe something. |
| inquest |
a legal investigation, usually involving a jury, especially a coroner's investigation of a suspicious death. |
| interdict |
to deter or impede by the steady use of firepower. |
| intersperse |
to place or scatter among other things. |
| liminal |
of or at the threshold of a physiological or psychological response or change of state. |
| pungency |
sharpness or bite in taste or smell. |
| requite |
to retaliate for; strike back on account of. |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |