| acclivity |
a rising slope. |
| alfresco |
in the open air; outdoors. |
| cognoscente |
someone who has exceptional knowledge in a given area, especially of fashion, literature, or the fine arts; connoisseur. |
| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| disallow |
to refuse to allow or admit; reject. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| garrulous |
given to talking excessively. |
| heinous |
extremely wicked or despicable; atrocious. |
| lambent |
glowing softly. |
| linguistics |
(used with a singular verb) the scientific and historical study of the form and structure of human language. |
| mésalliance |
marriage with someone of lower social standing than oneself. |
| misfeasance |
a normally lawful act performed in an unlawful way. |
| periphrasis |
an indirect or roundabout way of phrasing something; circumlocution. |
| refulgent |
shining brilliantly; radiant. |
| scion |
an offspring or heir. |