| acclivity |
a rising slope. |
| belabor |
to continue excessive efforts on or excessive discussion of. |
| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
| contumely |
contemptuous insolence; rudeness. |
| deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
| electuary |
a drug mixed with honey, syrup, or the like to form a paste to be smeared on the teeth or gums of a sick animal. |
| erratic |
not expected or predicted; not regular. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| facetious |
not serious; humorous or frivolous. |
| glean |
to gather or discover (facts, information, or the like) a little at a time. |
| kismet |
destiny, fortune, or fate. |
| linguistics |
(used with a singular verb) the scientific and historical study of the form and structure of human language. |
| malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| spurn |
to reject, refuse, or treat with scorn; disdain; despise. |