accretion |
the process of gradual increase or growth, especially by additions from the outside. |
adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
baneful |
causing or leading to death, destruction, or ruin; harmful or deadly. |
demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
effete |
marked by excessive refinement or delicateness of taste. |
electuary |
a drug mixed with honey, syrup, or the like to form a paste to be smeared on the teeth or gums of a sick animal. |
epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
etiolate |
to weaken, especially through deprivation of normal development. |
expatiate |
to discuss something at great length; describe in great detail. |
guru |
in a cult or religious movement, a spiritual guide or leader, sometimes believed to be divine. |
heterodox |
deviating from an officially approved belief or doctrine, especially in religion. |
laureate |
one honored for achievement in a particular field or by a particular award, especially in the arts or sciences. |
misanthrope |
someone who hates or distrusts humanity. |
quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |