| acclivity |
a rising slope. |
| advert |
to direct the attention by comment or remark. |
| apprise |
to inform (often followed by "of"). |
| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| baneful |
causing or leading to death, destruction, or ruin; harmful or deadly. |
| bilge |
the rounded part of a ship's hull between the bottom and the sides. |
| contumacious |
stubbornly disobedient; insubordinate; rebellious. |
| disquisition |
a formal, often lengthy, oral or written discussion of a subject. |
| divergence |
the act of separating and moving or leading in different directions. |
| harrow |
to go over or break up with a harrow. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |
| opprobrious |
expressing condemnation or scorn; accusing of shameful behavior. |
| purvey |
to supply or provide (especially food, drink, or other provisions). |
| voluble |
characterized by a steady flow of words; fluent; talkative. |