| acclivity |
a rising slope. |
| attune |
to adjust so as to be harmonious. |
| burgeon |
to start to grow; send forth shoots, leaves, buds, or the like (often followed by "out" or "forth"). |
| effluvium |
an outflow of usually invisible, foul-smelling vapor or gas. |
| facsimile |
an exact copy or duplicate of something printed or of a picture. |
| fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| inchoate |
partially or imperfectly developed. |
| ineptitude |
incompetence; lack of skill. |
| intersperse |
to place or scatter among other things. |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
| obviate |
to prevent or eliminate in advance; render unnecessary or irrelevant. |
| peroration |
the concluding part of a speech in which there is a summing up of the principal points. |
| picayune |
having little value or significance; small; paltry. |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |
| vitiate |
to harm the quality of; mar; spoil. |