| aberration |
a deviation from what is considered normal or right; irregularity. |
| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| belabor |
to continue excessive efforts on or excessive discussion of. |
| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| declivity |
a downward or descending slope. |
| derelict |
failing to fulfill one's responsibilities or obligations; remiss. |
| flange |
a collar or rim that projects from a pipe, housing, or the like to provide strength, stability, or a place for attaching other parts. |
| inadvertent |
not planned or intended; unintentional. |
| inanition |
a state of exhaustion caused by a lack of nourishment. |
| kismet |
destiny, fortune, or fate. |
| magnum opus |
a great work of art, literature, or music, especially a particular person's masterpiece. |
| neophyte |
a beginner or novice at any activity. |
| obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |
| penumbra |
an indefinite, borderline area. |
| topography |
the shape of the earth's surface across an area or region. The topography of an area includes the size and location of hills and dips in the land. |