| accretion |
the process of gradual increase or growth, especially by additions from the outside. |
| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| askance |
with distrust or suspicion. |
| atavism |
the recurrence or reappearance of a particular trait, style, attitude, or behavior that seemed to have disappeared, or that which has recurred or reappeared after such an absence. |
| coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
| neologism |
a new word, phrase, or usage. |
| noisome |
offensive or disgusting, especially in smell; foul. |
| obfuscate |
to make (something) seem or be difficult to understand; obscure or darken. |
| penumbra |
an indefinite, borderline area. |
| relict |
a plant, animal, or geological feature that has survived in a considerably changed environment. |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |
| solipsism |
the self-centered habit of interpreting and judging all things exclusively according to one's own concepts of meaning and value. |