| accretion |
the process of gradual increase or growth, especially by additions from the outside. |
| bellicose |
easily incited to quarrel or fight; belligerent. |
| coddle |
to simmer in water that is almost at the boiling point. |
| disencumber |
to remove burdens or hindrances from. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| extralegal |
not regulated or permitted by law; outside of legal authority. |
| flout |
to show scorn or contempt for, especially by openly or deliberately disobeying. |
| guttural |
articulated in the back of the mouth; velar. |
| incessant |
never stopping; constant. |
| ineluctable |
impossible to be avoided; inescapable. |
| intersperse |
to place or scatter among other things. |
| nostrum |
a favorite but unproven scheme or theory, offered as a remedy for social or political problems; panacea. |
| pungency |
sharpness or bite in taste or smell. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |