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| to be added as a matter of periodic gain or advantage, as interest on money. |
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| to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing: to abet a swindler; to abet a crime. |
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| caustic, stinging, or bitter in nature, speech, behavior, etc.: an acrimonious answer; an acrimonious dispute. |
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| independence or freedom, as of the will or one's actions: the autonomy of the individual. |
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| insatiable greed for riches; inordinate, miserly desire to gain and hoard wealth. |
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| attractive and fashionable |
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| courteous, gracious, and having a sophisticated charm |
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| tending to digress; departing from the main subject |
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| passing aimlessly from one subject to another; digressive; rambling. |
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| distracted; deeply agitated |
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| not stylish; drab; old-fashioned |
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| to make repeated and insistent demands upon, esp. for the payment of a debt. |
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| to impede or hinder; hamper |
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| flowery; excessively ornate; showy |
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1. to instigate or foster (discord, rebellion, etc.); promote the growth or development of: to foment trouble; to foment discontent.
2. to apply warm water or medicated liquid, ointments, etc., to (the surface of the body). |
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| a person who is dowdy, drab, and unattractive |
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| given, done, bestowed, or obtained without charge or payment; free; voluntary. |
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| causing a shudder or feeling of horror; horrible; gruesome |
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| a scolding or a long or intense verbal attack; diatribe. |
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intrusive or presumptuous, as persons or their actions; insolently rude
not revelant |
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| easily impressed or influenced; susceptible |
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| boding ill; ill-omened; unfavorable |
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| to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action |
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| to charge with an offense or crime; accuse of wrongdoing; castigate |
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| causing laughter because of absurdity; provoking or deserving derision; ridiculous; laughable |
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| a person or thing that acts as a chief support or part |
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| to render utterly perplexed; puzzle completely |
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| capable of being touched or felt; tangible |
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| commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative |
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| childishly foolish; immature or trivial |
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| to put down or suppress completely; quell; subdue |
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| bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice |
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| a depraved, unprincipled, or wicked person |
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| making a hypocritical show of religious devotion, piety, righteousness |
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| expressed in few words; concise |
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| to lay a burden on; make serious demands on |
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| lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale |
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| habitual observance of truth in speech or statement; truthfulness |
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