| declivity |
a downward or descending slope. |
| deign |
to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one's dignity; condescend. |
| eidetic |
pertaining to or designating the ability to recall images in almost perfect detail. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| extralegal |
not regulated or permitted by law; outside of legal authority. |
| innocuous |
not capable of causing damage; harmless. |
| lachrymose |
weeping, tending to weep readily, or being on the point of tears; tearful. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| magnum opus |
a great work of art, literature, or music, especially a particular person's masterpiece. |
| oppugn |
to oppose, contradict, criticize, or call into question. |
| putrefaction |
the act or process of rotting or decomposing. |
| quiescence |
a state of inaction, rest, or stillness; dormancy. |
| stately |
dignified. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |
| transpose |
to exchange the position or order of (two things). |