| accretion |
the process of gradual increase or growth, especially by additions from the outside. |
| astute |
keen in understanding and judgment; shrewd. |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| contumacious |
stubbornly disobedient; insubordinate; rebellious. |
| desiccate |
to remove the moisture in (food) so as to preserve it. |
| extralegal |
not regulated or permitted by law; outside of legal authority. |
| foment |
to encourage the development of; instigate or foster. |
| forbear |
to keep or abstain from (an action or utterance). |
| hagiography |
an admiring and uncritical biography of anyone. |
| immiscible |
not able to be mixed or blended. |
| incursion |
a raid or sudden invasion. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| mendicant |
living on charity; begging. |
| putrefaction |
the act or process of rotting or decomposing. |
| topography |
the shape of the earth's surface across an area or region. The topography of an area includes the size and location of hills and dips in the land. |