| acclivity |
a rising slope. |
| accretion |
the process of gradual increase or growth, especially by additions from the outside. |
| amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
| cachet |
prestige. |
| crass |
lacking in sensitivity or refinement; crude. |
| divergence |
the act of separating and moving or leading in different directions. |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| incredulous |
not able to believe something. |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| limn |
to paint or draw. |
| naturalism |
in literature, a method of depicting life that reflects a philosophy of determinism. |
| raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |
| rapacious |
capable of capturing and eating live prey; predacious. |
| trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |