| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
| corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| deter |
to stop or discourage from some action by creating doubt or fear. |
| effete |
marked by excessive refinement or delicateness of taste. |
| electuary |
a drug mixed with honey, syrup, or the like to form a paste to be smeared on the teeth or gums of a sick animal. |
| iatrogenic |
caused by a physician or medical treatment, especially from drugs or surgery. |
| imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
| impediment |
an obstacle or hindrance. |
| indulgent |
gratifying, or being inclined to gratify or yield to others' wishes, especially rather than enforcing discipline or strictness. |
| nonpareil |
a person or thing whose excellence is unequaled; paragon. |