| acclivity |
a rising slope. |
| advert |
to direct the attention by comment or remark. |
| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| derelict |
failing to fulfill one's responsibilities or obligations; remiss. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| emulous |
filled with the desire to equal or surpass. |
| eulogy |
a spoken or written tribute, especially to honor a dead person; high praise; formal commendation. |
| fealty |
faithfulness or loyalty. |
| incumbent |
currently holding an office or position. |
| interdict |
to deter or impede by the steady use of firepower. |
| lorgnette |
eyeglasses, such as opera glasses, that have a short handle by which one holds them in position. |
| raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |
| recant |
to withdraw from commitment to (a former position or statement), especially publicly; retract. |
| salvo |
the firing of guns or other firearms simultaneously or in succession, especially as a salute. |