| acclivity |
a rising slope. |
| astringent |
a substance or drug that contracts body tissue and slows discharge or secretion. |
| conclave |
a secret, private, or confidential meeting or gathering. |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| gird |
to surround, bind, or encircle, as with a belt. |
| immaculate |
not dirty; completely clean. |
| immiscible |
not able to be mixed or blended. |
| inadvertent |
not planned or intended; unintentional. |
| innocuous |
not capable of causing damage; harmless. |
| lapidary |
an expert on or dealer in gemstones. |
| maunder |
to speak in an aimless or foolish way; babble. |
| ostentation |
a showy display to impress others. |
| sartorial |
of or pertaining to tailors or tailored clothing, especially men's clothing. |
| scabrous |
characterized by a rough or scaly surface, as the leaf of a plant. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |