| declivity |
a downward or descending slope. |
| deter |
to stop or discourage from some action by creating doubt or fear. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| dissemble |
to disguise or hide behind a false semblance; conceal the true nature or state of. |
| divergence |
the act of separating and moving or leading in different directions. |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| extempore |
without plan or preparation; impromptu or improvised. |
| extirpate |
to get rid of completely, as if by pulling up the roots; root out. |
| flak |
(informal) irritating opposition, criticism, or dissent. |
| glabrous |
having no hair or fuzz; bald; smooth. |
| incessant |
never stopping; constant. |
| obviate |
to prevent or eliminate in advance; render unnecessary or irrelevant. |
| pronate |
to turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm of the hand faces down or backwards. |
| reprise |
repetition of a musical phrase or theme in an identical or slightly altered way. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |