| accrue |
to grow or accumulate over time, especially as something of benefit. |
| cessation |
a pausing or stopping; discontinuance. |
| circumstantial |
relevant but not essential; incidental. |
| comparative |
measured or estimated by comparison; relative. |
| deferential |
respectfully submissive to the desires, opinions, or judgments of others. |
| denunciation |
the act of verbally condemning or attacking. |
| encumbrance |
something or someone that hinders or burdens; impediment. |
| idolatry |
unquestioning or excessive devotion or adoration. |
| litany |
any recital that involves repetition or incantation, especially a long or monotonous account, as of one's troubles. |
| natty |
(informal) neat, well-groomed, and smartly dressed; dapper. |
| ossify |
to become inflexible or rigid, as in thought or behavior. |
| pernicious |
having a very harmful or fatal effect; injurious, deadly, or destructive. |
| reconcile |
to heal differences and restore a good relationship between. |
| rote |
unthinking or mechanical routine or habit. |
| wan |
very pale. |