| acclivity |
a rising slope. |
| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| commodious |
comfortably spacious; roomy. |
| condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| glean |
to gather or discover (facts, information, or the like) a little at a time. |
| goad |
something that spurs a person to action; stimulus. |
| inveigle |
to entice or ensnare by clever talk or flattery. |
| naturalism |
in literature, a method of depicting life that reflects a philosophy of determinism. |
| obfuscate |
to make (something) seem or be difficult to understand; obscure or darken. |
| putrefaction |
the act or process of rotting or decomposing. |
| Sabbatarian |
one who observes the Sabbath on Saturday, as Jews and certain Christians. |
| scion |
an offspring or heir. |
| veneration |
a feeling of great respect; awe; reverence. |