| acclivity |
a rising slope. |
| boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| daunt |
to lessen the determination of; intimidate; discourage. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| diurnal |
occurring or active during, or belonging to, the daytime rather than nighttime. |
| ensconce |
to position (oneself) firmly or comfortably. |
| feckless |
weak or incompetent; ineffective. |
| gullible |
believing almost anything; easily tricked. |
| guttural |
articulated in the back of the mouth; velar. |
| impromptu |
without advance plan or preparation; spontaneously. |
| incredulous |
not able to believe something. |
| 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. |
| quadrant |
any of the four parts that result when an area is divided by two lines, real or imaginary, that intersect each other at right angles. |
| 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. |