| acclivity |
a rising slope. |
| coir |
the fiber made from coconut husks, used for matting, rope, or the like. |
| colloquialism |
a word or phrase typically used in conversational, informal, or regional speech or writing, hence sometimes considered inappropriate in formal writing. |
| cynosure |
a thing or person that is the center of attention and admiration. |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
| ensconce |
to position (oneself) firmly or comfortably. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| epistemology |
the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin, nature, and limits of human knowledge. |
| forbear |
to keep or abstain from (an action or utterance). |
| interdict |
to deter or impede by the steady use of firepower. |
| lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. |
| regicide |
the murderer of a king. |
| sententious |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing. |