| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| appose |
to place next to or side by side; juxtapose. |
| blandishment |
(often plural) flattering or coaxing remarks or stratagems intended to persuade. |
| collateral |
property or other security put forward to guarantee repayment of a loan. |
| disabuse |
to free (a person) from misconception or deception; set straight. |
| disallow |
to refuse to allow or admit; reject. |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| eidetic |
pertaining to or designating the ability to recall images in almost perfect detail. |
| emote |
to express or simulate feelings, especially in an exaggerated or theatrical manner. |
| gloaming |
late evening; dusk; twilight. |
| lachrymose |
weeping, tending to weep readily, or being on the point of tears; tearful. |
| mahatma |
(sometimes capitalized) in Buddhism and theosophy, any of a class of persons revered for their wisdom and love of humanity. |
| schadenfreude |
(often capitalized) pleasure derived from the misfortune of others. |
| tort |
in law, any civil rather than criminal harm or injury that violates the implicit duty of each citizen not to harm others, and for which one may bring a civil suit and collect compensation. |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |