| acclivity |
a rising slope. |
| centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
| descant |
a secondary, usually higher, melody that is played or sung at the same time as the chief melody. |
| diurnal |
occurring or active during, or belonging to, the daytime rather than nighttime. |
| doggerel |
trivial, crudely constructed verse. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| euphoria |
a strong feeling of well-being or elation, sometimes unrealistic or unwarranted, and able to be induced by certain drugs. |
| inanition |
a state of exhaustion caused by a lack of nourishment. |
| ineluctable |
impossible to be avoided; inescapable. |
| invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
| linguistics |
(used with a singular verb) the scientific and historical study of the form and structure of human language. |
| neophyte |
a beginner or novice at any activity. |
| occlude |
to close or obstruct (a passage or opening, one's vision, or the like). |
| peremptory |
not permitting refusal or disobedience. |
| precursory |
coming before and serving to indicate what will follow; premonitory. |