| accretion |
the process of gradual increase or growth, especially by additions from the outside. |
| aggregate |
a sum, combination, or composite of separable elements. |
| alfresco |
in the open air; outdoors. |
| caparison |
decorative trappings to cover a horse's saddle or harness. |
| doggerel |
trivial, crudely constructed verse. |
| effete |
marked by excessive refinement or delicateness of taste. |
| equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
| glabrous |
having no hair or fuzz; bald; smooth. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| intransigence |
refusal to alter one's ideas or position in response to the wishes of others. |
| malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
| parlance |
manner of speaking or writing, especially word choice; vernacular. |
| pusillanimous |
shamefully timid; cowardly. |
| sequester |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |