| askew |
not straight; crooked. |
| buoyancy |
the capacity to float or rise to the top in a liquid or gas. |
| contiguous |
in contact; touching; adjoining. |
| culmination |
the highest point; zenith; climax. |
| dissimilar |
not alike; different. |
| eventuality |
something that might happen; contingent occurrence. |
| implicit |
implied rather than directly stated. |
| incorporeal |
without material being; bodiless; insubstantial. |
| openhanded |
tending to give to others; generous. |
| oratory1 |
the art of public speaking. |
| slacken |
to decrease activity, strength, speed, intensity, or the like. |
| solace |
comfort or consolation in times of sorrow or suffering. |
| tome |
a large thick book, often one of a multivolume scholarly work. |
| tout |
to publicize flatteringly and boastfully. |
| trenchant |
incisive or penetrating, as perception or wit. |