| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| eidetic |
pertaining to or designating the ability to recall images in almost perfect detail. |
| epistolary |
established or continued through letters. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| erudite |
having or showing a high level of scholarly knowledge; learned. |
| espouse |
to take up, hold, or commit oneself to (a cause, idea, or belief); embrace. |
| extirpate |
to get rid of completely, as if by pulling up the roots; root out. |
| indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
| penumbra |
an indefinite, borderline area. |
| perilous |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous. |
| raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |
| salacious |
excited by lust; lecherous. |
| spurn |
to reject, refuse, or treat with scorn; disdain; despise. |
| tamp |
to compress and pack tightly by repeated light taps. |