| accretion |
the process of gradual increase or growth, especially by additions from the outside. |
| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| antediluvian |
hopelessly old-fashioned; primitive; outdated. |
| debauch |
to lead or seduce into immorality or intemperance; corrupt. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| impinge |
to encroach. |
| inchoate |
partially or imperfectly developed. |
| indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
| jubilate |
to feel joyful; rejoice; exult. |
| nostrum |
a favorite but unproven scheme or theory, offered as a remedy for social or political problems; panacea. |
| rapacious |
capable of capturing and eating live prey; predacious. |
| recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |
| shyster |
a person, usually a lawyer, who uses underhanded, unethical methods. |
| stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |