| acclivity |
a rising slope. |
| demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
| determinism |
the belief or teaching that every effect, including human thoughts and actions, is completely and predictably brought about by preceding causes and that, therefore, free will does not exist. |
| distraught |
mentally or emotionally unbalanced; crazed. |
| etiolate |
to weaken, especially through deprivation of normal development. |
| eulogy |
a spoken or written tribute, especially to honor a dead person; high praise; formal commendation. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
| perilous |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |
| sudorific |
causing or increasing sweat, as a medication. |
| sylph |
a slender, graceful woman or girl. |
| virago |
a shrewish, domineering woman; nag or scold. |
| vitiate |
to harm the quality of; mar; spoil. |