| acclivity |
a rising slope. |
| cognoscente |
someone who has exceptional knowledge in a given area, especially of fashion, literature, or the fine arts; connoisseur. |
| coir |
the fiber made from coconut husks, used for matting, rope, or the like. |
| colloquialism |
a word or phrase typically used in conversational, informal, or regional speech or writing, hence sometimes considered inappropriate in formal writing. |
| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
| denigrate |
to deny the worth of; sneer at; belittle. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| highbrow |
one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly). |
| indomitable |
too strong to be subdued or discouraged; unconquerable. |
| lattice |
a flat framework made with strips of wood or other material. The strips cross each other and have open spaces in between. A lattice is often used as a screen on a porch or in a garden. |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |
| sudorific |
causing or increasing sweat, as a medication. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |