| accrue |
to grow or accumulate over time, especially as something of benefit. |
| ameliorate |
to make better; improve. |
| arbiter |
someone who has the authority to decide an issue or settle a dispute. |
| catharsis |
in psychotherapy, the bringing of repressed thoughts and feelings to consciousness in order to release emotional tension, or the release itself. |
| dint |
force or impact. |
| felon1 |
a person who has committed a serious crime, such as murder, rape, or burglary, as opposed to a misdemeanor. |
| inferiority |
the fact or condition of being lesser in quality, worth, importance, rank, or position. |
| intractable |
not easily controlled, managed, or persuaded. |
| patronize |
to act in an offensively superior manner toward. |
| proliferate |
to spread or increase quickly. |
| scuttle2 |
to move or run as if in a hurry; scurry. |
| slovenly |
careless or disgustingly dirty. |
| suture |
the act or process of surgically joining or sewing together the edges of a wound, incision, or the like. |
| tedium |
the state or condition of being dull, boring, or wearisome; monotony. |
| waif |
a child without a home or friends. |