| acclivity |
a rising slope. |
| ascertain |
to learn without question; determine. |
| banal |
lacking originality or liveliness; disappointingly ordinary; commonplace; trite. |
| burgeon |
to start to grow; send forth shoots, leaves, buds, or the like (often followed by "out" or "forth"). |
| chary |
not dispensing freely. |
| derelict |
failing to fulfill one's responsibilities or obligations; remiss. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| etiolate |
to weaken, especially through deprivation of normal development. |
| granulate |
to make into small particles or grains. |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| lachrymose |
weeping, tending to weep readily, or being on the point of tears; tearful. |
| lanugo |
fine, soft hair, especially that with which a human fetus or newborn is covered. |
| modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |