| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| blithe |
indifferent or casual; unconcerned. |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| exceptionable |
likely to be objected to; objectionable. |
| incredulous |
not able to believe something. |
| laconic |
using very few words; succinct; terse. |
| panegyric |
a formal speech or piece of writing devoted to publicly praising a person or thing. |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| perilous |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |
| tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |