| accretion |
the process of gradual increase or growth, especially by additions from the outside. |
| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| attune |
to adjust so as to be harmonious. |
| burgeon |
to start to grow; send forth shoots, leaves, buds, or the like (often followed by "out" or "forth"). |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| coddle |
to simmer in water that is almost at the boiling point. |
| disencumber |
to remove burdens or hindrances from. |
| epicene |
sharing the traits of both sexes. |
| espouse |
to take up, hold, or commit oneself to (a cause, idea, or belief); embrace. |
| etiolate |
to weaken, especially through deprivation of normal development. |
| garrulous |
given to talking excessively. |
| glut |
a greater supply or amount than is needed. |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |
| Sabbatarian |
one who observes the Sabbath on Saturday, as Jews and certain Christians. |