| acclivity |
a rising slope. |
| advert |
to direct the attention by comment or remark. |
| appose |
to place next to or side by side; juxtapose. |
| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| debouch |
to advance out of a confined or narrow space such as a canyon into open country. |
| delectation |
enjoyment; delight; pleasure. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| effluvium |
an outflow of usually invisible, foul-smelling vapor or gas. |
| extirpate |
to get rid of completely, as if by pulling up the roots; root out. |
| guttural |
articulated in the back of the mouth; velar. |
| inquest |
a legal investigation, usually involving a jury, especially a coroner's investigation of a suspicious death. |
| oblivious |
not conscious or paying attention; unknowing or unaware (usually followed by "to" or "of"). |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| recessional |
a piece of music that accompanies the exit of participants in a program or religious ceremony. |
| vitiate |
to harm the quality of; mar; spoil. |