| acclivity |
a rising slope. |
| bereft |
deprived or stripped of something. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| Draconian |
(often lower case) harshly cruel or rigorous. |
| 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. |
| erudite |
having or showing a high level of scholarly knowledge; learned. |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| lanugo |
fine, soft hair, especially that with which a human fetus or newborn is covered. |
| lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
| occlude |
to close or obstruct (a passage or opening, one's vision, or the like). |
| reconnoiter |
to go through or over (an area) so as to gain information about it, as for military or engineering purposes. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |
| 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. |
| tummler |
an entertainer or social director who encourages participation by guests or audience. |