| bauble |
a showy or gaudy trinket or ornament of little value. |
| certitude |
the state, condition, or feeling of freedom from uncertainty or doubt. |
| compassion |
a feeling of sharing another's suffering that leads to a desire to help. |
| cumulative |
becoming larger or greater by means of gradual addition. |
| encroachment |
the act of exceeding proper or intended limits, as of territory or property. |
| kinetic |
of, concerning, or caused by motion. |
| offhand |
done without thinking or preparing ahead of time. |
| oscillate |
to swing steadily and repeatedly back and forth. |
| patron |
a regular customer of a shop, restaurant, or some other business. |
| perfidy |
an act or the practice of conscious, deliberate disloyalty or treachery; breach of faith. |
| perpetrate |
to commit or carry out (a crime, act of mischief, or the like). |
| presage |
to be a sign or warning of; portend or foretell. |
| putative |
widely thought to be such; reputed; supposed. |
| relinquish |
to surrender, release, or let go of; give up. |
| renunciation |
the act or an instance of giving up or rejecting something, usually as a sacrifice; renouncing. |