| cumulative |
becoming larger or greater by means of gradual addition. |
| distill |
to subject (a substance) to heat to the point of vaporization, and then to cooling to produce condensation. |
| emanate |
to come or send forth; issue or emit. |
| emend |
to correct or improve (written text), especially by removing errors; edit. |
| expedient |
suitable or advantageous for the purpose or in the circumstances. |
| facilitate |
to make less difficult; help in the doing of. |
| fester |
to become filled with pus; become infected. |
| finite |
limited in number, quantity, or duration; capable of being measured. (Cf. infinite.) |
| inexplicable |
unable to be explained or interpreted. |
| irreverent |
not having or showing respect. |
| lechery |
excessive or vulgar interest in sex; prurience. |
| ludicrous |
worthy of mockery; laughable and ridiculous. |
| omnivorous |
living on a diet of both plant and animal food. |
| overbearing |
arrogantly dominating; dictatorial. |
| uncharted |
not recorded on any map; unexplored or unknown, as some geographical area or field of research. |