| convoluted |
complex; intricate. |
| disingenuous |
not candid or sincere. |
| forswear |
to give up or renounce, often with an oath or pledge. |
| harrow |
to go over or break up with a harrow. |
| homily |
any discourse offering moral advice or admonitions. |
| impediment |
an obstacle or hindrance. |
| impermeable |
not permitting passage or penetration. |
| indulgent |
gratifying, or being inclined to gratify or yield to others' wishes, especially rather than enforcing discipline or strictness. |
| ligature |
a band or tie. |
| malapropism |
the humorous or ridiculous misuse of a word, especially by using a word that sounds similar to the correct word, but whose meaning is inappropriate. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| oligarchy |
a government or state in which only a relatively few people or members of a family have real power. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |