| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| amortize |
to deduct (expenditures) by fixed amounts over a period of time. |
| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| benign |
causing little or no harm. |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| doggerel |
trivial, crudely constructed verse. |
| garrulous |
given to talking excessively. |
| highbrow |
one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly). |
| misanthrope |
someone who hates or distrusts humanity. |
| profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
| prolix |
wordy and boringly long. |
| sudorific |
causing or increasing sweat, as a medication. |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |
| vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |
| welter |
to roll about or wallow, as in mud or the open sea. |