| acclivity |
a rising slope. |
| augury |
the art or practice or an instance of predicting the future or obtaining hidden knowledge by interpreting omens. |
| banal |
lacking originality or liveliness; disappointingly ordinary; commonplace; trite. |
| beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
| declivity |
a downward or descending slope. |
| extrinsic |
not inherent or essential; extraneous. |
| fixation |
an obsession, especially one that interferes with normal functioning. |
| forbear |
to keep or abstain from (an action or utterance). |
| incursion |
a raid or sudden invasion. |
| indomitable |
too strong to be subdued or discouraged; unconquerable. |
| interdict |
to deter or impede by the steady use of firepower. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| prerogative |
an exclusive right or privilege derived from one's office, position, age, citizenship, birth, or the like. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| reconnoiter |
to go through or over (an area) so as to gain information about it, as for military or engineering purposes. |