| accrue |
to grow or accumulate over time, especially as something of benefit. |
| categorical |
with no exceptions or conditions; absolute. |
| communal |
of or belong to members of a group; public; collective. |
| complacent |
too satisfied with oneself or one's situation. |
| confluence |
a joining of two or more streams, or their point of junction. |
| diffidence |
reticence; shyness. |
| disparity |
the condition or an instance of being unlike, unequal, or of different kinds; difference. |
| elliptical |
tending toward or characterized by an economy of expression that creates ambiguity or obscurity, often purposefully. |
| finicky |
exceptionally fussy or hard to satisfy. |
| fiscal |
pertaining to public or governmental finances. |
| mania |
an extreme desire or enthusiasm. |
| rivulet |
a tiny stream or brook; trickle. |
| seclude |
to keep apart from other people or activity. |
| soliloquy |
an act of talking or a speech by one who is, or is considered to be, alone. |
| venal |
capable of acting dishonestly or wrongly in return for money or the like; open to accepting bribes; corrupt. |