| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| apposite |
fitting; pertinent; appropriate. |
| argot |
the vocabulary or jargon characteristic of a specific group or class, especially of criminals. |
| conclave |
a secret, private, or confidential meeting or gathering. |
| desiccate |
to remove the moisture in (food) so as to preserve it. |
| encomium |
a formal expression of praise. |
| germane |
having relevance to a given matter; pertinent; significant. |
| hirsute |
covered with hair or stiff hairs; hairy or shaggy. |
| inflection |
change that occurs in the form of words to show a grammatical characteristic such as the tense of a verb, the number of a noun, or the degree of an adjective or adverb. |
| modular |
designed with standardized units that may be arranged or connected in a variety of ways. |
| obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |
| parturient |
giving birth or about to give birth; in labor. |
| pathos |
a quality in life or art that evokes pity, sadness, or compassion. |
| recidivism |
chronic return to bad habits, especially criminal relapse. |
| voluble |
characterized by a steady flow of words; fluent; talkative. |