| accrue | (verb) grow by addition | - |
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| (verb) come into the possession of | Synonyms: fall |
| accrued | (adjective) periodically accumulated over time | Synonyms: accumulated |
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| accruement | (noun) the act of accumulating | Synonyms: accrual, accumulation |
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| congruence | (noun) the quality of agreeing; being suitable and appropriate | Synonyms: congruity, congruousness |
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| congruent | (adjective) coinciding when superimposed | - |
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| (adjective) corresponding in character or kind | Synonyms: congruous |
| construe | (verb) make sense of; assign a meaning to | Synonyms: interpret, see |
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| cruel | (adjective) (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering | Synonyms: barbarous, brutal, fell, roughshod, savage, vicious |
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| cruelly | (adverb) excessively | - |
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| (adverb) with cruelty | - |
| cruelness | (noun) the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance | Synonyms: cruelty, harshness |
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| cruelty | (noun) a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering | Synonyms: inhuman treatment |
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| (noun) the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance | Synonyms: cruelness, harshness |
| (noun) feelings of extreme heartlessness | Synonyms: mercilessness, pitilessness, ruthlessness |
| cruet | (noun) bottle that holds wine or oil or vinegar for the table | Synonyms: crewet |
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| gruel | (noun) a thin porridge (usually oatmeal or cornmeal) | - |
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| grueling | (adjective) characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort | Synonyms: arduous, backbreaking, gruelling, hard, heavy, laborious, operose, punishing, toilsome |
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| gruelling | (adjective) characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort | Synonyms: arduous, backbreaking, grueling, hard, heavy, laborious, operose, punishing, toilsome |
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| gruesome | (adjective) shockingly repellent; inspiring horror | Synonyms: ghastly, grim, grisly, macabre, sick |
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| gruesomely | (adverb) in a gruesome manner | - |
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| gruesomeness | (noun) the quality of being ghastly | Synonyms: ghastliness, grimness, luridness |
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| imbrue | (verb) permeate or impregnate | Synonyms: drench |
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| incongruent | (adjective) not congruent | - |
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| misconstrue | (verb) interpret in the wrong way | Synonyms: be amiss, misapprehend, misconceive, misinterpret, misunderstand |
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| obstruent | (noun) a consonant that is produced with a partial or complete blockage of the airflow from the lungs through the nose or mouth | - |
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| rue | (noun) (French) a street or road in France | - |
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| (noun) sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment | Synonyms: regret, ruefulness, sorrow |
| (noun) leaves sometimes used for flavoring fruit or claret cup but should be used with great caution: can cause irritation like poison ivy | - |
| (noun) European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy | Synonyms: herb of grace, Ruta graveolens |
| (verb) feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about | Synonyms: regret, repent |
| rueful | (adjective) feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses | Synonyms: contrite, remorseful, ruthful |
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| ruefully | (adverb) in a rueful manner | Synonyms: contritely, remorsefully |
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| ruefulness | (noun) sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment | Synonyms: regret, rue, sorrow |
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| sprue | (noun) a chronic disorder that occurs in tropical and non-tropical forms and in both children and adults; nutrients are not absorbed; symptoms include foul-smelling diarrhea and emaciation | Synonyms: psilosis, tropical sprue |
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| true | (adjective) consistent with fact or reality; not false | - |
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| (adjective) expressing or given to expressing the truth | Synonyms: truthful |
| (adjective) accurately placed or thrown | Synonyms: dead on target |
| (adjective) accurately fitted; level | Synonyms: straight |
| (adjective) determined with reference to the earth's axis rather than the magnetic poles | - |
| (adjective) in tune; accurate in pitch | Synonyms: on-key |
| (adjective) having a legally established claim | Synonyms: lawful, rightful |
| (adjective) rightly so called | - |
| (adjective) not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed | Synonyms: genuine, unfeigned |
| (adjective) worthy of being depended on | Synonyms: dependable, honest, reliable |
| (adjective) conforming to definitive criteria | - |
| (adjective) devoted (sometimes fanatically) to a cause or concept or truth | - |
| (noun) proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment | - |
| (adverb) as acknowledged | Synonyms: admittedly, avowedly, confessedly |
| (verb) make level, square, balanced, or concentric | Synonyms: true up |
| truehearted | (adjective) unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause | Synonyms: fast, firm, loyal |
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| truelove | (noun) a person loved by another person | Synonyms: steady, sweetheart, sweetie |
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| trueness | (noun) exactness of adjustment | - |
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| (noun) the quality of being loyal | Synonyms: loyalty |
| (noun) conformity to reality or actuality | Synonyms: the true, truth, verity |
| untrue | (adjective) not according with the facts | - |
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| (adjective) (used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection; unfaithful | Synonyms: false |
| (adjective) not accurately fitted; not level | Synonyms: out of true |
| (adjective) not true to an obligation or trust | - |