| accretion |
the process of gradual increase or growth, especially by additions from the outside. |
| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| crass |
lacking in sensitivity or refinement; crude. |
| expostulate |
to argue earnestly with someone, usually against an intended action; remonstrate. |
| irrefragable |
impossible to refute or dispute; undeniable. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| malfeasance |
an illegal act or wrongdoing, especially by a public official. |
| mésalliance |
marriage with someone of lower social standing than oneself. |
| omnibus |
concerning or including a large collection of things. |
| pungent |
sharp and strong in taste or smell. |
| refulgent |
shining brilliantly; radiant. |
| triage |
a system of determining priority of medical treatment, on the basis of need, chances of survival, and the like, to victims on a battlefield or in a hospital emergency ward. |
| welter |
to roll about or wallow, as in mud or the open sea. |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |