| accretion |
the process of gradual increase or growth, especially by additions from the outside. |
| adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| apotheosis |
a perfect or ideal example; epitome. |
| boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| contretemps |
an embarrassing or unfortunate happening; mishap; mischance. |
| guttural |
articulated in the back of the mouth; velar. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
| omnibus |
concerning or including a large collection of things. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
| perilous |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous. |
| recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |