| acclivity |
a rising slope. |
| beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| cavalier |
carefree and offhand; nonchalant. |
| deadeye |
an expert shooter. |
| erudite |
having or showing a high level of scholarly knowledge; learned. |
| expostulate |
to argue earnestly with someone, usually against an intended action; remonstrate. |
| extort |
to extract or obtain (money or the like) by force, threats, or abuse of authority. |
| imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
| insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
| modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
| recant |
to withdraw from commitment to (a former position or statement), especially publicly; retract. |
| stridulate |
to produce a shrill grating, creaking, or chirping sound by rubbing certain parts of the body together, as some insects do. |
| tort |
in law, any civil rather than criminal harm or injury that violates the implicit duty of each citizen not to harm others, and for which one may bring a civil suit and collect compensation. |
| triage |
a system of determining priority of medical treatment, on the basis of need, chances of survival, and the like, to victims on a battlefield or in a hospital emergency ward. |