| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| conversant |
familiar; acquainted; practiced (usually followed by "with" or "in"). |
| declivity |
a downward or descending slope. |
| disallow |
to refuse to allow or admit; reject. |
| discountenance |
to embarrass or disconcert. |
| extenuate |
to reduce the magnitude or seriousness of (a fault or offense) by offering partial excuses. |
| extrinsic |
not inherent or essential; extraneous. |
| glut |
a greater supply or amount than is needed. |
| goad |
something that spurs a person to action; stimulus. |
| incessant |
never stopping; constant. |
| misfeasance |
a normally lawful act performed in an unlawful way. |
| peroration |
the concluding part of a speech in which there is a summing up of the principal points. |
| phlegmatic |
not given to shows of emotion or interest; slow to excite. |
| seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |