| acclivity |
a rising slope. |
| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| attune |
to adjust so as to be harmonious. |
| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| inadvertent |
not planned or intended; unintentional. |
| lien |
a legal claim on a piece of property when the current owner is in default on a debt or obligation. |
| lupine2 |
fierce; greedy. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| pinchbeck |
false, sham, or counterfeit. |
| prerogative |
an exclusive right or privilege derived from one's office, position, age, citizenship, birth, or the like. |
| profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
| recidivism |
chronic return to bad habits, especially criminal relapse. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |