| acclivity |
a rising slope. |
| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| convoluted |
complex; intricate. |
| cynosure |
a thing or person that is the center of attention and admiration. |
| equivocal |
having at least two plausible alternative meanings, often intentionally so in order to deceive or avoid commitment; ambiguous. |
| extralegal |
not regulated or permitted by law; outside of legal authority. |
| flout |
to show scorn or contempt for, especially by openly or deliberately disobeying. |
| forbear |
to keep or abstain from (an action or utterance). |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| kismet |
destiny, fortune, or fate. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| minatory |
presenting a threat; menacing. |
| sotto voce |
in a low voice or undertone, so as not to be overheard; softly (often used as a musical direction). |
| 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. |
| virago |
a shrewish, domineering woman; nag or scold. |