| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| antebellum |
in or of the period prior to a war, especially the American Civil War. |
| belabor |
to continue excessive efforts on or excessive discussion of. |
| bibulous |
addicted to alcohol; alcoholic. |
| bilge |
the rounded part of a ship's hull between the bottom and the sides. |
| centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
| distraught |
mentally or emotionally unbalanced; crazed. |
| emote |
to express or simulate feelings, especially in an exaggerated or theatrical manner. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| guru |
in a cult or religious movement, a spiritual guide or leader, sometimes believed to be divine. |
| inflection |
change that occurs in the form of words to show a grammatical characteristic such as the tense of a verb, the number of a noun, or the degree of an adjective or adverb. |
| interdict |
to deter or impede by the steady use of firepower. |
| sagacious |
possessing or characterized by good judgment and common sense; wise. |
| sanguine |
having an optimistic temperament or outlook. |
| shibboleth |
a slogan, phrase, or belief that characterizes or is held devotedly by a group. |