| accretion |
the process of gradual increase or growth, especially by additions from the outside. |
| assail |
to attack with vigor or violence; assault. |
| burgeon |
to start to grow; send forth shoots, leaves, buds, or the like (often followed by "out" or "forth"). |
| contumacious |
stubbornly disobedient; insubordinate; rebellious. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
| immaculate |
not dirty; completely clean. |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| neologism |
a new word, phrase, or usage. |
| nonpareil |
a person or thing whose excellence is unequaled; paragon. |
| recondite |
involving profound concepts and complexities; not easily understood. |
| revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |
| sententious |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing. |
| sequester |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude. |