| accretion |
the process of gradual increase or growth, especially by additions from the outside. |
| adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| aggregate |
a sum, combination, or composite of separable elements. |
| bilge |
the rounded part of a ship's hull between the bottom and the sides. |
| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| caparison |
decorative trappings to cover a horse's saddle or harness. |
| deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| homily |
any discourse offering moral advice or admonitions. |
| imbroglio |
a difficult, confused, or complicated situation, often involving a misunderstanding, disagreement, or quarrel. |
| perilous |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous. |
| 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. |
| repose2 |
to put or place (confidence, hope, or the like) in someone or something. |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |