| acclivity |
a rising slope. |
| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
| emote |
to express or simulate feelings, especially in an exaggerated or theatrical manner. |
| eulogy |
a spoken or written tribute, especially to honor a dead person; high praise; formal commendation. |
| incursion |
a raid or sudden invasion. |
| lanugo |
fine, soft hair, especially that with which a human fetus or newborn is covered. |
| laureate |
one honored for achievement in a particular field or by a particular award, especially in the arts or sciences. |
| lupine2 |
fierce; greedy. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| naturalism |
in literature, a method of depicting life that reflects a philosophy of determinism. |
| nonpareil |
a person or thing whose excellence is unequaled; paragon. |
| proselytize |
to convert or try actively to convert (others) to one's own beliefs or religion. |
| quiescence |
a state of inaction, rest, or stillness; dormancy. |
| shunt |
to turn or move aside or out of the way; divert. |