| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| argot |
the vocabulary or jargon characteristic of a specific group or class, especially of criminals. |
| assail |
to attack with vigor or violence; assault. |
| cyst |
a small pouch within body tissue that is filled with fluid or air. Some cysts are connected with serious disease, but most are not harmful at all. |
| demulcent |
an oily or sticky substance used especially to soothe irritation in mucous membranes. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| figurehead |
a person whose title sounds important but who has no real power. |
| gird |
to surround, bind, or encircle, as with a belt. |
| glabrous |
having no hair or fuzz; bald; smooth. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| inchoate |
partially or imperfectly developed. |
| neologism |
a new word, phrase, or usage. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |