| acclivity |
a rising slope. |
| bereft |
deprived or stripped of something. |
| coalesce |
to grow together or unite to form a single body or organization; unify; fuse. |
| collateral |
property or other security put forward to guarantee repayment of a loan. |
| élan |
enthusiasm or vigor. |
| epistolary |
established or continued through letters. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| granulate |
to make into small particles or grains. |
| indomitable |
too strong to be subdued or discouraged; unconquerable. |
| insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
| pelf |
money or wealth, usually regarded with disapproval or contempt. |
| peroration |
the concluding part of a speech in which there is a summing up of the principal points. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| surcingle |
a girth or belt that wraps around the body of a horse to secure a saddle, pack, or the like to its back. |