| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| bilge |
the rounded part of a ship's hull between the bottom and the sides. |
| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usually defamatory to someone. |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| consternation |
surprise and alarm, leading to panic, deep disappointment, or total confusion. |
| deadeye |
an expert shooter. |
| despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
| discountenance |
to embarrass or disconcert. |
| effluvium |
an outflow of usually invisible, foul-smelling vapor or gas. |
| glabrous |
having no hair or fuzz; bald; smooth. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. |
| repine |
to express or feel unhappiness; complain; fret. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |