acclivity |
a rising slope. |
apposite |
fitting; pertinent; appropriate. |
beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
blithe |
indifferent or casual; unconcerned. |
burgeon |
to start to grow; send forth shoots, leaves, buds, or the like (often followed by "out" or "forth"). |
dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
eidetic |
pertaining to or designating the ability to recall images in almost perfect detail. |
flummox |
(informal) to confuse or puzzle. |
idyllic |
charmingly simple and natural, as a scene or experience; suggestive of peaceful countryside. |
imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
incredulous |
not able to believe something. |
indolence |
the tendency to avoid exertion or effort; laziness. |
oblique |
not direct or straightforward in intent, means, or achievement; indirect or devious. |
peroration |
the concluding part of a speech in which there is a summing up of the principal points. |
sartorial |
of or pertaining to tailors or tailored clothing, especially men's clothing. |