| acclivity |
a rising slope. |
| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| diatribe |
a bitter, abusive attack in speech or writing. |
| diurnal |
occurring or active during, or belonging to, the daytime rather than nighttime. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| goad |
something that spurs a person to action; stimulus. |
| maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
| mélange |
a mixture, usually of very dissimilar elements. |
| ontogeny |
the process of biological growth and development of a particular living organism. |
| reconnaissance |
the act or process of examining an area, especially to gain militarily useful information. |
| recurve |
to bend or curve back or backward, as the ends of certain shooting bows. |
| repine |
to express or feel unhappiness; complain; fret. |
| scabrous |
characterized by a rough or scaly surface, as the leaf of a plant. |
| sotto voce |
in a low voice or undertone, so as not to be overheard; softly (often used as a musical direction). |
| stately |
dignified. |