| acclivity |
a rising slope. |
| deadeye |
an expert shooter. |
| dissemble |
to disguise or hide behind a false semblance; conceal the true nature or state of. |
| facetious |
not serious; humorous or frivolous. |
| hypocrisy |
the practice or an instance of stating or pretending to hold beliefs or principles that one does not actually live by; insincerity. |
| inanition |
a state of exhaustion caused by a lack of nourishment. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. |
| intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
| maunder |
to speak in an aimless or foolish way; babble. |
| misanthrope |
someone who hates or distrusts humanity. |
| nonplus |
to cause (someone) to be unable to think of what to say, do, or decide; perplex; bewilder. |
| omnibus |
concerning or including a large collection of things. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
| perquisite |
a payment or benefit in addition to the wages or salary associated with a position. |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |