| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
| Byzantine |
characterized by complexity and intrigue. |
| colloquialism |
a word or phrase typically used in conversational, informal, or regional speech or writing, hence sometimes considered inappropriate in formal writing. |
| deadeye |
an expert shooter. |
| élan |
enthusiasm or vigor. |
| equivocal |
having at least two plausible alternative meanings, often intentionally so in order to deceive or avoid commitment; ambiguous. |
| glean |
to gather or discover (facts, information, or the like) a little at a time. |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| oblique |
not direct or straightforward in intent, means, or achievement; indirect or devious. |
| profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
| proselytize |
to convert or try actively to convert (others) to one's own beliefs or religion. |
| putrefaction |
the act or process of rotting or decomposing. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |