greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
devote (oneself) fully to
let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse
a steep place (as on a hill)
having a sharp inclination
of a slope; set at a high angle
(of a topographical gradient) not steep or abrupt
proceeding in small stages
(Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass
