| acclivity |
a rising slope. |
| blithe |
indifferent or casual; unconcerned. |
| coddle |
to simmer in water that is almost at the boiling point. |
| deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
| despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
| eidetic |
pertaining to or designating the ability to recall images in almost perfect detail. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| idyllic |
charmingly simple and natural, as a scene or experience; suggestive of peaceful countryside. |
| maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
| paroxysm |
a sudden strong outburst of feelings or actions. |
| proselytize |
to convert or try actively to convert (others) to one's own beliefs or religion. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |
| stanch1 |
to cause (a liquid, especially blood) to stop flowing. |
| surcingle |
a girth or belt that wraps around the body of a horse to secure a saddle, pack, or the like to its back. |
| trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |