| accretion |
the process of gradual increase or growth, especially by additions from the outside. |
| astute |
keen in understanding and judgment; shrewd. |
| colloquialism |
a word or phrase typically used in conversational, informal, or regional speech or writing, hence sometimes considered inappropriate in formal writing. |
| extrinsic |
not inherent or essential; extraneous. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| hypocrisy |
the practice or an instance of stating or pretending to hold beliefs or principles that one does not actually live by; insincerity. |
| impediment |
an obstacle or hindrance. |
| insinuate |
to suggest (something derogatory) subtly and indirectly. |
| inveigle |
to entice or ensnare by clever talk or flattery. |
| lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| parlous |
full of dangers or risks; perilous. |
| periphrasis |
an indirect or roundabout way of phrasing something; circumlocution. |
| triage |
a system of determining priority of medical treatment, on the basis of need, chances of survival, and the like, to victims on a battlefield or in a hospital emergency ward. |