| acclivity |
a rising slope. |
| agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
| bathos |
a sudden descent from an exalted style or esteemed state to the commonplace. |
| deadeye |
an expert shooter. |
| gambit |
a tactic or maneuver designed to gain an advantage, especially one that involves some sacrifice on one's part. |
| impinge |
to encroach. |
| indomitable |
too strong to be subdued or discouraged; unconquerable. |
| intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
| jubilate |
to feel joyful; rejoice; exult. |
| opprobrious |
expressing condemnation or scorn; accusing of shameful behavior. |
| pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |
| scabrous |
characterized by a rough or scaly surface, as the leaf of a plant. |
| shyster |
a person, usually a lawyer, who uses underhanded, unethical methods. |
| transpose |
to exchange the position or order of (two things). |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |