| acclivity |
a rising slope. |
| accretion |
the process of gradual increase or growth, especially by additions from the outside. |
| aplomb |
great self-confidence, composure, or poise. |
| asceticism |
self-discipline and self-denial as a means of spiritual improvement. |
| asterisk |
a sign (*). It is used to show that there is other information on the page that explains the information where the sign is placed. |
| banal |
lacking originality or liveliness; disappointingly ordinary; commonplace; trite. |
| centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
| coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
| deign |
to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one's dignity; condescend. |
| demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| precursory |
coming before and serving to indicate what will follow; premonitory. |