descent: a downward slope or bend

a trisyllabic foot, the arrangement of the syllables of which is long, short, long in quantitative meter, or stressed, unstressed, stressed in accentual meter, as anodyne, an accentual amphimacer.

a foot of three syllables, two short followed by one long in quantitative meter, and two unstressed followed by one stressed in accentual meter, as in for the nonce.

of or relating to the belief that God can be known to humans only in terms of what He is not.

pertaining to, involving, or indicating ascription, esp. the attribution of qualities or characteristics.

an edict, ordinance, or enactment made at a session of a legislative assembly.

fortification; stronghold; anything seen as preserving or protecting some quality, condition.

speak or write in a pompous manner.

The aspect of mental processes or behavior directed toward action or change and including impulse, desire, volition, and striving.

1. To give forth flashes of light; sparkle and glitter. 2. To exhibit sparkling virtuosity.

Of, relating to, existing on, or affecting the skin.

1. Prosody. a foot of three syllables, one long followed by two short in quantitative meter, or one stressed followed by two unstressed in accentual meter, as in gently and humanly. 2. a finger or toe. 3. Mythology. any of a number of beings dwelling on M

1. Playful behaviour intended to arouse sexual interest. 2. The deliberate act of wasting time instead of working.

inundation, flood; to overrun, to overwhelm.

When someone dithers, they hesitate because they are unable to make a quick decision about something.

a sentence that is an exclamation, a general or striking comment, or a succinct summary of what has previously been said.

The act of ejecting phlegm or mucus from the throat or lungs, by coughing, hawking, and spitting.

1. foolish or inane, esp. in an unconscious, complacent manner; silly. 2. unreal; illusory.

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WORD	Definition
declivity	descent: a downward slope or bend
mercurial	fickle, erratic
amphimacer	a trisyllabic foot, the arrangement of the syllables of which is long, short, long in quantitative meter, or stressed, unstressed, stressed in accentual meter, as anodyne, an accentual amphimacer.
anapaest	a foot of three syllables, two short followed by one long in quantitative meter, and two unstressed followed by one stressed in accentual meter, as in for the nonce.
apophatic	of or relating to the belief that God can be known to humans only in terms of what He is not.
ascriptive	pertaining to, involving, or indicating ascription, esp. the attribution of qualities or characteristics.
assize	an edict, ordinance, or enactment made at a session of a legislative assembly.
bastion	fortification; stronghold; anything seen as preserving or protecting some quality, condition.
bloviate	speak or write in a pompous manner.
conation	The aspect of mental processes or behavior directed toward action or change and including impulse, desire, volition, and striving.
coruscate	1. To give forth flashes of light; sparkle and glitter. 2. To exhibit sparkling virtuosity.
cutaneous	Of, relating to, existing on, or affecting the skin.
dactyl	1. Prosody. a foot of three syllables, one long followed by two short in quantitative meter, or one stressed followed by two unstressed in accentual meter, as in gently and humanly. 2. a finger or toe. 3. Mythology. any of a number of beings dwelling on M
dalliance	1. Playful behaviour intended to arouse sexual interest. 2. The deliberate act of wasting time instead of working.
deluge	inundation, flood; to overrun, to overwhelm.
dither	When someone dithers, they hesitate because they are unable to make a quick decision about something.
epiphonema	a sentence that is an exclamation, a general or striking comment, or a succinct summary of what has previously been said.
erstwhile	of prior time.
expectoration	The act of ejecting phlegm or mucus from the throat or lungs, by coughing, hawking, and spitting.
fatuous	1. foolish or inane, esp. in an unconscious, complacent manner; silly. 2. unreal; illusory.

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