| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
| corollary |
a readily drawn conclusion; deduction or inference. |
| devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
| eulogy |
a spoken or written tribute, especially to honor a dead person; high praise; formal commendation. |
| exegesis |
a critical explanation or interpretive analysis, especially of religious texts. |
| granulate |
to make into small particles or grains. |
| guttural |
articulated in the back of the mouth; velar. |
| indolence |
the tendency to avoid exertion or effort; laziness. |
| intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
| perilous |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous. |
| seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |
| shyster |
a person, usually a lawyer, who uses underhanded, unethical methods. |
| sudorific |
causing or increasing sweat, as a medication. |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |