| acclivity |
a rising slope. |
| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| deposition |
a sworn statement, usually in writing, for use as testimony by an absent witness in a court of law. |
| immaculate |
not dirty; completely clean. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| kismet |
destiny, fortune, or fate. |
| maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
| parvenu |
a person who has suddenly acquired wealth or status, without acquiring the tastes, manners, customs, or the like of his or her new station. |
| preferment |
the act of promoting or being promoted to a higher position or office. |
| putrefaction |
the act or process of rotting or decomposing. |
| regicide |
the murderer of a king. |
| sagacious |
possessing or characterized by good judgment and common sense; wise. |
| stickler |
one who must observe or conform to something (usually followed by "for"). |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |