| accrue |
to grow or accumulate over time, especially as something of benefit. |
| backfire |
to have results that are the opposite of what one wanted. |
| colloquial |
characteristic of or suited to informal or familiar conversation or to writing that is imitative of conversational tone. |
| cozen |
to deceive or trick; swindle. |
| delude |
to cause to hold a false belief; mislead; deceive. |
| foretaste |
a partial, advance experience or realization of something that will come or happen in the future. |
| laxity |
the state or quality of being careless or slack; looseness. |
| proletarian |
of, pertaining or belong to, or characteristic of the working class, especially laborers who lack capital. |
| pundit |
an authoritative, or purportedly authoritative, commentator or critic. |
| recompense |
payment or action to compensate for the expenditure or loss of time, money, property, or the like. |
| reformatory |
a corrective institution for disciplining and re-educating young offenders. |
| reproof |
an act or statement of disapproval. |
| sear1 |
to burn or scorch the outside of. |
| staid |
formal, solemn, and reserved in character. |
| visage |
the face of a person, statue, or the like, especially in regard to its appearance or expression. |