| abut |
to adjoin or press against; be next to; border on. |
| atonement |
the act of making reparation for a sin, crime, error, or the like. |
| Byzantine |
characterized by complexity and intrigue. |
| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
| contretemps |
an embarrassing or unfortunate happening; mishap; mischance. |
| debouch |
to advance out of a confined or narrow space such as a canyon into open country. |
| disabuse |
to free (a person) from misconception or deception; set straight. |
| erudite |
having or showing a high level of scholarly knowledge; learned. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| macerate |
to soften (food or the like) by soaking, as in digestion. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |
| topography |
the shape of the earth's surface across an area or region. The topography of an area includes the size and location of hills and dips in the land. |