| acclivity |
a rising slope. |
| condign |
well-deserved or fitting, especially of punishment or reprimand. |
| debauch |
to lead or seduce into immorality or intemperance; corrupt. |
| equivocal |
having at least two plausible alternative meanings, often intentionally so in order to deceive or avoid commitment; ambiguous. |
| expatiate |
to discuss something at great length; describe in great detail. |
| facetious |
not serious; humorous or frivolous. |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| limn |
to paint or draw. |
| louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
| maverick |
a person who thinks and behaves independently, especially one who refuses to adhere to the orthodoxy of the group to which he or she belongs. |
| pusillanimous |
shamefully timid; cowardly. |
| regicide |
the murderer of a king. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |
| welter |
to roll about or wallow, as in mud or the open sea. |