| acclivity |
a rising slope. |
| compunction |
uneasiness about the propriety or suitability of an action; qualm. |
| debouch |
to advance out of a confined or narrow space such as a canyon into open country. |
| disallow |
to refuse to allow or admit; reject. |
| electuary |
a drug mixed with honey, syrup, or the like to form a paste to be smeared on the teeth or gums of a sick animal. |
| epistolary |
established or continued through letters. |
| equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
| facetious |
not serious; humorous or frivolous. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| hypocrisy |
the practice or an instance of stating or pretending to hold beliefs or principles that one does not actually live by; insincerity. |
| ineluctable |
impossible to be avoided; inescapable. |
| limn |
to paint or draw. |
| refulgent |
shining brilliantly; radiant. |
| relict |
a plant, animal, or geological feature that has survived in a considerably changed environment. |
| repose2 |
to put or place (confidence, hope, or the like) in someone or something. |