| acclivity |
a rising slope. |
| antediluvian |
hopelessly old-fashioned; primitive; outdated. |
| apposite |
fitting; pertinent; appropriate. |
| canny |
difficult to fool or take advantage of; shrewd; wary; clever. |
| colloquialism |
a word or phrase typically used in conversational, informal, or regional speech or writing, hence sometimes considered inappropriate in formal writing. |
| cyst |
a small pouch within body tissue that is filled with fluid or air. Some cysts are connected with serious disease, but most are not harmful at all. |
| gloaming |
late evening; dusk; twilight. |
| incumbent |
currently holding an office or position. |
| limn |
to paint or draw. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| lorgnette |
eyeglasses, such as opera glasses, that have a short handle by which one holds them in position. |
| parlance |
manner of speaking or writing, especially word choice; vernacular. |
| pungency |
sharpness or bite in taste or smell. |
| reprobate |
an evil or lawless person, often beyond hope of redemption. |
| salacious |
excited by lust; lecherous. |