| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| amortize |
to deduct (expenditures) by fixed amounts over a period of time. |
| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| blithe |
indifferent or casual; unconcerned. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| humanism |
a doctrine or mode of thought that gives highest importance to human dignity, values, potentials, and achievements. |
| imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
| impinge |
to encroach. |
| indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
| louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
| maunder |
to speak in an aimless or foolish way; babble. |
| pinchbeck |
false, sham, or counterfeit. |
| raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |
| redoubtable |
inspiring fear; formidable. |
| trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |