| acclivity |
a rising slope. |
| amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
| cloture |
in U.S. parliamentary procedure, a method of ending debate and causing an immediate vote on the matter being discussed. |
| hagiography |
an admiring and uncritical biography of anyone. |
| incessant |
never stopping; constant. |
| lapidary |
an expert on or dealer in gemstones. |
| louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
| opiate |
something that induces relaxation, calm, or stupor. |
| pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |
| pretentious |
assuming or marked by an air of importance or superiority that is unwarranted. |
| sententious |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |
| virago |
a shrewish, domineering woman; nag or scold. |