| accrue |
to grow or accumulate over time, especially as something of benefit. |
| auspice |
(usually plural) sponsorship or protection; patronage. |
| caustic |
bitingly critical. |
| convergent |
tending to move toward a common point or intersection. |
| deviate |
to turn away from a direct course or one that has already been set. |
| ensue |
to occur as the result of an earlier event. |
| imprecise |
not exact, accurate, or well-defined; vague. |
| innuendo |
an indirect and usually derogatory hint, allusion, or insinuation. |
| negligible |
so small or unimportant as to be of no account; trifling or insignificant. |
| nub |
the main point, gist, or essence of something. |
| pertain |
to relate to or have to do with something. |
| pliable |
easily bent; flexible; malleable. |
| repressive |
acting or tending to restrain or subdue. |
| scandalous |
causing, or likely to cause, a scandal; shocking; disgraceful. |
| veer |
to change direction; turn quickly. |