| accretion |
the process of gradual increase or growth, especially by additions from the outside. |
| commodious |
comfortably spacious; roomy. |
| diatribe |
a bitter, abusive attack in speech or writing. |
| elide |
to leave out or slur, as a syllable or letter, in pronunciation. |
| imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
| impermeable |
not permitting passage or penetration. |
| lanugo |
fine, soft hair, especially that with which a human fetus or newborn is covered. |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
| oligarchy |
a government or state in which only a relatively few people or members of a family have real power. |
| picayune |
having little value or significance; small; paltry. |
| putrefaction |
the act or process of rotting or decomposing. |
| recidivism |
chronic return to bad habits, especially criminal relapse. |
| remonstrate |
to say in opposition, protest, or objection. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |
| unabashed |
not feeling or showing embarrassment, uneasiness, or shame. |