| acclivity |
a rising slope. |
| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| cyst |
a small pouch within body tissue that is filled with fluid or air. Some cysts are connected with serious disease, but most are not harmful at all. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| disingenuous |
not candid or sincere. |
| dissemble |
to disguise or hide behind a false semblance; conceal the true nature or state of. |
| erratic |
not expected or predicted; not regular. |
| expostulate |
to argue earnestly with someone, usually against an intended action; remonstrate. |
| extrinsic |
not inherent or essential; extraneous. |
| incumbent |
currently holding an office or position. |
| ligature |
a band or tie. |
| maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |
| virago |
a shrewish, domineering woman; nag or scold. |