| acclivity |
a rising slope. |
| appose |
to place next to or side by side; juxtapose. |
| assail |
to attack with vigor or violence; assault. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| facetious |
not serious; humorous or frivolous. |
| facsimile |
an exact copy or duplicate of something printed or of a picture. |
| gullible |
believing almost anything; easily tricked. |
| heinous |
extremely wicked or despicable; atrocious. |
| highbrow |
one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly). |
| immaculate |
not dirty; completely clean. |
| kismet |
destiny, fortune, or fate. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| ostentation |
a showy display to impress others. |