| acclivity |
a rising slope. |
| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| coddle |
to simmer in water that is almost at the boiling point. |
| coir |
the fiber made from coconut husks, used for matting, rope, or the like. |
| conclave |
a secret, private, or confidential meeting or gathering. |
| credulous |
disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| imprimatur |
any official permission or sanction. |
| lapidary |
an expert on or dealer in gemstones. |
| magnum opus |
a great work of art, literature, or music, especially a particular person's masterpiece. |
| nonpareil |
a person or thing whose excellence is unequaled; paragon. |
| obviate |
to prevent or eliminate in advance; render unnecessary or irrelevant. |
| profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |