| accrue |
to grow or accumulate over time, especially as something of benefit. |
| cessation |
a pausing or stopping; discontinuance. |
| decimation |
the act of destroying a large part or number of something. |
| encumbrance |
something or someone that hinders or burdens; impediment. |
| exigency |
a condition of urgency. |
| impassioned |
full of strong emotion. |
| inordinate |
beyond the bounds of reason; excessive. |
| iterate |
to say or do again or repeatedly. |
| libel |
in law, written or printed matter that is false, damages a person's reputation or material well-being, and arises from malice or extreme negligence. |
| naturalistic |
exhibiting or pertaining to naturalism. |
| portly |
rather fat; stout. |
| posterity |
all generations to come. |
| proletarian |
of, pertaining or belong to, or characteristic of the working class, especially laborers who lack capital. |
| reinstate |
to put back into a former position, condition, or state of effectiveness. |
| secrete |
to produce a fluid or other substance and release it into or out of the body. |