| acclivity |
a rising slope. |
| aggregate |
a sum, combination, or composite of separable elements. |
| bellicose |
easily incited to quarrel or fight; belligerent. |
| disallow |
to refuse to allow or admit; reject. |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| elide |
to leave out or slur, as a syllable or letter, in pronunciation. |
| encomium |
a formal expression of praise. |
| hagiography |
an admiring and uncritical biography of anyone. |
| magnum opus |
a great work of art, literature, or music, especially a particular person's masterpiece. |
| minatory |
presenting a threat; menacing. |
| quiescence |
a state of inaction, rest, or stillness; dormancy. |
| regicide |
the murderer of a king. |
| splenetic |
ill-tempered or spiteful. |
| voluble |
characterized by a steady flow of words; fluent; talkative. |
| welter |
to roll about or wallow, as in mud or the open sea. |