| acclivity |
a rising slope. |
| argot |
the vocabulary or jargon characteristic of a specific group or class, especially of criminals. |
| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| curmudgeon |
an irritable or ill-tempered person. |
| debouch |
to advance out of a confined or narrow space such as a canyon into open country. |
| effluvium |
an outflow of usually invisible, foul-smelling vapor or gas. |
| epigraph |
a pertinent quotation or motto, especially found at the beginning of a literary work or of a chapter. |
| forbear |
to keep or abstain from (an action or utterance). |
| insinuate |
to suggest (something derogatory) subtly and indirectly. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| mahatma |
(sometimes capitalized) in Buddhism and theosophy, any of a class of persons revered for their wisdom and love of humanity. |
| reprobate |
an evil or lawless person, often beyond hope of redemption. |
| Saturnalia |
an occasion of unrestrained revelry. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |