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revere

[ri-veer]

to regard with respect tinged with awe; venerate

acclivity

[uh-kliv-i-tee]

an upward slope, as of ground; an ascent

civility

[si-vil-i-tee]

courtesy; politeness

saturnine

[sat-er-nahyn]

sluggish in temperament; gloomy; taciturn

jettison

[jet-uh-suhn]

to cast (goods) overboard in order to lighten a vessel or aircraft or to improve its stability in an emergency

purport

[per-pawrt]

to present, especially deliberately, the appearance of being; profess or claim, often falsely

molt

[mohlt]

(of birds, insects, reptiles, etc.) to cast or shed the feathers, skin, or the like, that will be replaced by a new growth

abscission

[ab-sizh-uhn]

the act of cutting off; sudden termination

promulgate

[prom-uhl-geyt]

to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.)

tenuous

[ten-yoo-uhs]

lacking a sound basis, as reasoning; unsubstantiated; weak

nascent

[nas-uhnt]

beginning to exist or develop

convey

[kuhn-vey]

to communicate; impart; make known

undulate

[uhn-juh-leyt]

to move with a sinuous or wavelike motion; display a smooth rising-and-falling or side-to-side alternation of movement

sated

[sey-tid ]

fully satisfied

hawthorn

[haw-thawrn]

any of the numerous plants belonging to the genus Crataegus, of the rose family, typically a small tree with stiff thorns, certain North American species of which have white or pink blossoms and bright-colored fruits and are cultivated in hedges

demerit

[dih-mer-it ]

a mark against a person for misconduct or deficiency

arable

[ar-uh-buhl]

capable of producing crops; suitable for farming; suited to the plow and for tillage

invert

[in-vurt]

to turn upside down

repudiate

[ri-pyoo-dee-eyt ]

to reject as having no authority or binding force

lacerate

[las-uh-reyt]

to tear roughly; mangle

protrude

[proh-trood]

to thrust forward; cause to project

glut

[gluht]

to feed or fill to excess; cloy

occlude

[uh-klood]

to close, shut, or stop up (a passage, opening, etc.)

tenable

[ten-uh-buhl]

capable of being held, maintained, or defended, as against attack or dispute