| acclivity |
a rising slope. |
| coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
| corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
| guttural |
articulated in the back of the mouth; velar. |
| incursion |
a raid or sudden invasion. |
| invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
| lenitive |
mitigating pain, discomfort, or distress; soothing. |
| macerate |
to soften (food or the like) by soaking, as in digestion. |
| malfeasance |
an illegal act or wrongdoing, especially by a public official. |
| misanthrope |
someone who hates or distrusts humanity. |
| peroration |
the concluding part of a speech in which there is a summing up of the principal points. |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |
| sequester |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude. |
| stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |
| untoward |
unexpected and unfortunate. |