| acclivity |
a rising slope. |
| amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| arrant |
complete; unmitigated; downright. |
| askance |
with distrust or suspicion. |
| corollary |
a readily drawn conclusion; deduction or inference. |
| descant |
a secondary, usually higher, melody that is played or sung at the same time as the chief melody. |
| festoon |
a decorative chain or strip of ribbons, flowers, leaves, or the like, suspended at the ends and hung in a curve. |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| lorgnette |
eyeglasses, such as opera glasses, that have a short handle by which one holds them in position. |
| pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. |
| parlous |
full of dangers or risks; perilous. |
| repose2 |
to put or place (confidence, hope, or the like) in someone or something. |
| unabashed |
not feeling or showing embarrassment, uneasiness, or shame. |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |