| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| accretion |
the process of gradual increase or growth, especially by additions from the outside. |
| chary |
not dispensing freely. |
| contumacious |
stubbornly disobedient; insubordinate; rebellious. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| extempore |
without plan or preparation; impromptu or improvised. |
| facsimile |
an exact copy or duplicate of something printed or of a picture. |
| glabrous |
having no hair or fuzz; bald; smooth. |
| kibbutz |
an Israeli farming settlement whose ownership is shared by those who live and work there. |
| laureate |
one honored for achievement in a particular field or by a particular award, especially in the arts or sciences. |
| magnum opus |
a great work of art, literature, or music, especially a particular person's masterpiece. |
| obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |
| schadenfreude |
(often capitalized) pleasure derived from the misfortune of others. |
| tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |