| accretion |
the process of gradual increase or growth, especially by additions from the outside. |
| advert |
to direct the attention by comment or remark. |
| austere |
having only what is needed; very simple or plain. |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| laureate |
one honored for achievement in a particular field or by a particular award, especially in the arts or sciences. |
| malfeasance |
an illegal act or wrongdoing, especially by a public official. |
| neophyte |
a beginner or novice at any activity. |
| prerogative |
an exclusive right or privilege derived from one's office, position, age, citizenship, birth, or the like. |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| salvo |
the firing of guns or other firearms simultaneously or in succession, especially as a salute. |
| sequester |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude. |
| stately |
dignified. |
| surcingle |
a girth or belt that wraps around the body of a horse to secure a saddle, pack, or the like to its back. |
| transpose |
to exchange the position or order of (two things). |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |