| acclivity |
a rising slope. |
| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| antediluvian |
hopelessly old-fashioned; primitive; outdated. |
| baleful |
threatening harm; full of malice; ominous. |
| effluvium |
an outflow of usually invisible, foul-smelling vapor or gas. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| hirsute |
covered with hair or stiff hairs; hairy or shaggy. |
| inanition |
a state of exhaustion caused by a lack of nourishment. |
| louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
| lupine2 |
fierce; greedy. |
| naturalism |
in literature, a method of depicting life that reflects a philosophy of determinism. |
| occlude |
to close or obstruct (a passage or opening, one's vision, or the like). |
| parsimonious |
excessively frugal; stingy. |
| quadrant |
any of the four parts that result when an area is divided by two lines, real or imaginary, that intersect each other at right angles. |
| refulgent |
shining brilliantly; radiant. |