| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| apprise |
to inform (often followed by "of"). |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| flak |
(informal) irritating opposition, criticism, or dissent. |
| halcyon |
tranquil; peaceful; calm. |
| impermeable |
not permitting passage or penetration. |
| jubilate |
to feel joyful; rejoice; exult. |
| modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
| recurve |
to bend or curve back or backward, as the ends of certain shooting bows. |
| requite |
to retaliate for; strike back on account of. |
| salacious |
excited by lust; lecherous. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |
| untoward |
unexpected and unfortunate. |