| acclivity |
a rising slope. |
| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| antebellum |
in or of the period prior to a war, especially the American Civil War. |
| cloture |
in U.S. parliamentary procedure, a method of ending debate and causing an immediate vote on the matter being discussed. |
| debouch |
to advance out of a confined or narrow space such as a canyon into open country. |
| deterge |
to cleanse, wash, or wipe off. |
| epicene |
sharing the traits of both sexes. |
| kibbutz |
an Israeli farming settlement whose ownership is shared by those who live and work there. |
| liminal |
of or at the threshold of a physiological or psychological response or change of state. |
| mahatma |
(sometimes capitalized) in Buddhism and theosophy, any of a class of persons revered for their wisdom and love of humanity. |
| nonpareil |
a person or thing whose excellence is unequaled; paragon. |
| profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
| relict |
a plant, animal, or geological feature that has survived in a considerably changed environment. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |