| acclivity |
a rising slope. |
| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| bathos |
a sudden descent from an exalted style or esteemed state to the commonplace. |
| constrict |
to pull or squeeze in; make smaller or more narrow; tighten. |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
| duress |
intimidation or coercion. |
| extralegal |
not regulated or permitted by law; outside of legal authority. |
| impute |
to ascribe or attribute to a source or cause. |
| inadvertent |
not planned or intended; unintentional. |
| indulgent |
gratifying, or being inclined to gratify or yield to others' wishes, especially rather than enforcing discipline or strictness. |
| insinuate |
to suggest (something derogatory) subtly and indirectly. |
| lachrymose |
weeping, tending to weep readily, or being on the point of tears; tearful. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| redoubtable |
inspiring fear; formidable. |
| sudorific |
causing or increasing sweat, as a medication. |