| accretion |
the process of gradual increase or growth, especially by additions from the outside. |
| aggregate |
a sum, combination, or composite of separable elements. |
| entreat |
to beg for something, or to do something. |
| extirpate |
to get rid of completely, as if by pulling up the roots; root out. |
| flout |
to show scorn or contempt for, especially by openly or deliberately disobeying. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| oblivious |
not conscious or paying attention; unknowing or unaware (usually followed by "to" or "of"). |
| parvenu |
a person who has suddenly acquired wealth or status, without acquiring the tastes, manners, customs, or the like of his or her new station. |
| peroration |
the concluding part of a speech in which there is a summing up of the principal points. |
| refulgent |
shining brilliantly; radiant. |
| stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |
| stridulate |
to produce a shrill grating, creaking, or chirping sound by rubbing certain parts of the body together, as some insects do. |
| vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |