n. an upward slope or grade (as in a road); rise; raise; climb; upgrade (*) maelstrom (*) saga (*) discretion (*) acclivity

adj. based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence; supposed; suppositional; suppositious; supposititious (*) piquant (*) irreconcilable (*) hypothetical (*) offhand

v. make furious (*) ptyalize (*) execrate (*) rook (*) incense

v. make radioactive by adding radioactive material (*) bowdlerize (*) contaminate (*) contest (*) wrawl

adv. adwith reference to; regarding (*) pell-mell (*) gingerly (*) gamely (*) apropos

n. someone who is married to two or more people at the same time (*) polygamist (*) privation (*) uniformity (*) misanthrope

v. be asphyxiated; asphyxiate (*) flourish (*) hopple (*) stifle (*) posture

n. liquid excretory product; pee; weewee; water (*) doldrums (*) sextant (*) piddle (*) leniency

adj. static; still; stationary (*) temperate (*) hale (*) squishy (*) motionless

n. the state of being polluted; pollution (*) amenities (*) ambience (*) befoulment (*) sluice