intransitive verb 1. to strike and rebound from another object or surface (usu. fol. by off). The baseball caromed off the wall. See full entry
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temporize
tem pə raIz intransitive verb 1. to be indecisive or delay acting, as in order to gain time or avoid conflict. The company was not returning her calls after her encouraging job…
extemporize
ihk stem pə raIz intransitive verb 1. to speak without preparation or reference to notes. He could scarcely recollect a word of his part, but he remembered the general drift of it,…
acclivity
ə klI vih ti noun a rising slope. (Cf. declivity.) Where the acclivity is too steep, there is not enough soil for trees to grow.
deign
deIn intransitive verb to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one’s dignity; condescend. She did not deign to respond to the impolite questions. transitive verb to condescend to…