| acclivity |
a rising slope. |
| advert |
to direct the attention by comment or remark. |
| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| berate |
to reproach or scold severely. |
| conjoin |
to combine for a common purpose. |
| desiccate |
to remove the moisture in (food) so as to preserve it. |
| disabuse |
to free (a person) from misconception or deception; set straight. |
| elide |
to leave out or slur, as a syllable or letter, in pronunciation. |
| epistolary |
established or continued through letters. |
| etiolate |
to weaken, especially through deprivation of normal development. |
| impinge |
to encroach. |
| lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
| misfeasance |
a normally lawful act performed in an unlawful way. |
| repine |
to express or feel unhappiness; complain; fret. |
| splenetic |
ill-tempered or spiteful. |