| abut |
to adjoin or press against; be next to; border on. |
| acclivity |
a rising slope. |
| bellicose |
easily incited to quarrel or fight; belligerent. |
| centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
| colloquialism |
a word or phrase typically used in conversational, informal, or regional speech or writing, hence sometimes considered inappropriate in formal writing. |
| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| expatiate |
to discuss something at great length; describe in great detail. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| forbear |
to keep or abstain from (an action or utterance). |
| munificent |
having or showing great generosity. |
| oblivious |
not conscious or paying attention; unknowing or unaware (usually followed by "to" or "of"). |
| pastiche |
a work of visual art, music, or literature that consists mostly of materials and techniques borrowed from other works, sometimes done as an exercise to learn the technique of others. |
| salvo |
the firing of guns or other firearms simultaneously or in succession, especially as a salute. |
| splenetic |
ill-tempered or spiteful. |
| stately |
dignified. |