| acclivity |
a rising slope. |
| ascertain |
to learn without question; determine. |
| descry |
to see or make out, especially something obscured or at a distance. |
| disaffection |
an absence or loss of good will, faith, or loyalty, especially toward a government, principle, or the like. |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| goad |
something that spurs a person to action; stimulus. |
| hagiography |
an admiring and uncritical biography of anyone. |
| humanism |
a doctrine or mode of thought that gives highest importance to human dignity, values, potentials, and achievements. |
| irrefragable |
impossible to refute or dispute; undeniable. |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| noisome |
offensive or disgusting, especially in smell; foul. |
| opiate |
something that induces relaxation, calm, or stupor. |
| ostentation |
a showy display to impress others. |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
| Saturnalia |
an occasion of unrestrained revelry. |