| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| bereft |
deprived or stripped of something. |
| boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
| constrict |
to pull or squeeze in; make smaller or more narrow; tighten. |
| descry |
to see or make out, especially something obscured or at a distance. |
| deter |
to stop or discourage from some action by creating doubt or fear. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| doggerel |
trivial, crudely constructed verse. |
| eidetic |
pertaining to or designating the ability to recall images in almost perfect detail. |
| erratic |
not expected or predicted; not regular. |
| fungible |
interchangeable. |
| malfeasance |
an illegal act or wrongdoing, especially by a public official. |
| Sabbatarian |
one who observes the Sabbath on Saturday, as Jews and certain Christians. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |
| virago |
a shrewish, domineering woman; nag or scold. |