| acclivity |
a rising slope. |
| cloture |
in U.S. parliamentary procedure, a method of ending debate and causing an immediate vote on the matter being discussed. |
| condign |
well-deserved or fitting, especially of punishment or reprimand. |
| demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
| descant |
a secondary, usually higher, melody that is played or sung at the same time as the chief melody. |
| extort |
to extract or obtain (money or the like) by force, threats, or abuse of authority. |
| immaculate |
not dirty; completely clean. |
| impinge |
to encroach. |
| mésalliance |
marriage with someone of lower social standing than oneself. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| neophyte |
a beginner or novice at any activity. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |
| regicide |
the murderer of a king. |
| risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |