| accretion |
the process of gradual increase or growth, especially by additions from the outside. |
| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| compunction |
uneasiness about the propriety or suitability of an action; qualm. |
| discomfit |
to upset or confuse. |
| dissemble |
to disguise or hide behind a false semblance; conceal the true nature or state of. |
| fledge |
to grow flight feathers. |
| fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| humanism |
a doctrine or mode of thought that gives highest importance to human dignity, values, potentials, and achievements. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| parlous |
full of dangers or risks; perilous. |
| pusillanimous |
shamefully timid; cowardly. |
| quadrant |
any of the four parts that result when an area is divided by two lines, real or imaginary, that intersect each other at right angles. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |
| vitiate |
to harm the quality of; mar; spoil. |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |