| acclivity |
a rising slope. |
| alluvium |
sand, soil, gravel, or the like deposited by moving water, as along a river bed. |
| antebellum |
in or of the period prior to a war, especially the American Civil War. |
| burgeon |
to start to grow; send forth shoots, leaves, buds, or the like (often followed by "out" or "forth"). |
| conjoin |
to combine for a common purpose. |
| convoluted |
complex; intricate. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| denigrate |
to deny the worth of; sneer at; belittle. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
| parvenu |
a person who has suddenly acquired wealth or status, without acquiring the tastes, manners, customs, or the like of his or her new station. |
| pretentious |
assuming or marked by an air of importance or superiority that is unwarranted. |
| sanctimony |
a pretense of righteousness or piety; feigned devotion or holiness. |
| sanguine |
having an optimistic temperament or outlook. |