| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| advert |
to direct the attention by comment or remark. |
| agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
| ambidextrous |
able to use both the left and right hands with equal skill. |
| asceticism |
self-discipline and self-denial as a means of spiritual improvement. |
| dawdle |
to waste time; be slow. |
| discountenance |
to embarrass or disconcert. |
| epigraph |
a pertinent quotation or motto, especially found at the beginning of a literary work or of a chapter. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| lanugo |
fine, soft hair, especially that with which a human fetus or newborn is covered. |
| nonpareil |
a person or thing whose excellence is unequaled; paragon. |
| otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. |
| sartorial |
of or pertaining to tailors or tailored clothing, especially men's clothing. |
| voluble |
characterized by a steady flow of words; fluent; talkative. |