| accretion |
the process of gradual increase or growth, especially by additions from the outside. |
| affidavit |
a written statement that is sworn in the presence of an authorized official to be true, used as legal evidence. |
| deadeye |
an expert shooter. |
| electuary |
a drug mixed with honey, syrup, or the like to form a paste to be smeared on the teeth or gums of a sick animal. |
| elide |
to leave out or slur, as a syllable or letter, in pronunciation. |
| euphoria |
a strong feeling of well-being or elation, sometimes unrealistic or unwarranted, and able to be induced by certain drugs. |
| inflection |
change that occurs in the form of words to show a grammatical characteristic such as the tense of a verb, the number of a noun, or the degree of an adjective or adverb. |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| innocuous |
not capable of causing damage; harmless. |
| ontogeny |
the process of biological growth and development of a particular living organism. |
| ostentation |
a showy display to impress others. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| rapacious |
capable of capturing and eating live prey; predacious. |
| trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |