| acclivity |
a rising slope. |
| alluvium |
sand, soil, gravel, or the like deposited by moving water, as along a river bed. |
| appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
| exegesis |
a critical explanation or interpretive analysis, especially of religious texts. |
| feckless |
weak or incompetent; ineffective. |
| forswear |
to give up or renounce, often with an oath or pledge. |
| heterodox |
deviating from an officially approved belief or doctrine, especially in religion. |
| jejune |
lacking interest or liveliness; dull. |
| lien |
a legal claim on a piece of property when the current owner is in default on a debt or obligation. |
| maunder |
to speak in an aimless or foolish way; babble. |
| obtrude |
to thrust or force (oneself, one's concerns, or one's opinions) on another or others without being asked. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| picayune |
having little value or significance; small; paltry. |
| recant |
to withdraw from commitment to (a former position or statement), especially publicly; retract. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |