| acclivity |
a rising slope. |
| belabor |
to continue excessive efforts on or excessive discussion of. |
| cloture |
in U.S. parliamentary procedure, a method of ending debate and causing an immediate vote on the matter being discussed. |
| credulous |
disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| dilatory |
used to cause a delay. |
| hagiography |
an admiring and uncritical biography of anyone. |
| innocuous |
not capable of causing damage; harmless. |
| lattice |
a flat framework made with strips of wood or other material. The strips cross each other and have open spaces in between. A lattice is often used as a screen on a porch or in a garden. |
| oblique |
not direct or straightforward in intent, means, or achievement; indirect or devious. |
| pelf |
money or wealth, usually regarded with disapproval or contempt. |
| recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |
| salacious |
excited by lust; lecherous. |
| 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. |
| voluble |
characterized by a steady flow of words; fluent; talkative. |