| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| austerity |
a tightened or stringent economy, as when there are high taxes, frozen wages, and shortages of consumer goods. |
| burgeon |
to start to grow; send forth shoots, leaves, buds, or the like (often followed by "out" or "forth"). |
| canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usually defamatory to someone. |
| conclave |
a secret, private, or confidential meeting or gathering. |
| contumely |
contemptuous insolence; rudeness. |
| deign |
to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one's dignity; condescend. |
| discountenance |
to embarrass or disconcert. |
| erratic |
not expected or predicted; not regular. |
| glean |
to gather or discover (facts, information, or the like) a little at a time. |
| idiosyncrasy |
a characteristic of temperament, habit, or physical structure particular to a given individual or group; peculiarity. |
| inanition |
a state of exhaustion caused by a lack of nourishment. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
| recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |