| accretion |
the process of gradual increase or growth, especially by additions from the outside. |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
| corollary |
a readily drawn conclusion; deduction or inference. |
| deterge |
to cleanse, wash, or wipe off. |
| ersatz |
serving as a substitute, especially when of inferior quality. |
| extrinsic |
not inherent or essential; extraneous. |
| hagiography |
an admiring and uncritical biography of anyone. |
| iatrogenic |
caused by a physician or medical treatment, especially from drugs or surgery. |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| recurve |
to bend or curve back or backward, as the ends of certain shooting bows. |
| redoubtable |
inspiring fear; formidable. |
| tort |
in law, any civil rather than criminal harm or injury that violates the implicit duty of each citizen not to harm others, and for which one may bring a civil suit and collect compensation. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |