| acclivity |
a rising slope. |
| adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
| effete |
marked by excessive refinement or delicateness of taste. |
| facsimile |
an exact copy or duplicate of something printed or of a picture. |
| goad |
something that spurs a person to action; stimulus. |
| highbrow |
one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly). |
| incursion |
a raid or sudden invasion. |
| lanugo |
fine, soft hair, especially that with which a human fetus or newborn is covered. |
| relict |
a plant, animal, or geological feature that has survived in a considerably changed environment. |
| salvo |
the firing of guns or other firearms simultaneously or in succession, especially as a salute. |
| untoward |
unexpected and unfortunate. |
| vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |