| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| aplomb |
great self-confidence, composure, or poise. |
| berate |
to reproach or scold severely. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| exegesis |
a critical explanation or interpretive analysis, especially of religious texts. |
| facsimile |
an exact copy or duplicate of something printed or of a picture. |
| guttural |
articulated in the back of the mouth; velar. |
| irrefragable |
impossible to refute or dispute; undeniable. |
| neophyte |
a beginner or novice at any activity. |
| parlance |
manner of speaking or writing, especially word choice; vernacular. |
| revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |
| schadenfreude |
(often capitalized) pleasure derived from the misfortune of others. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |
| syntax |
the word order or pattern of word order in a sentence. |
| truculent |
extremely hostile or belligerent; inclined to fight. |