| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| aplomb |
great self-confidence, composure, or poise. |
| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| fledge |
to grow flight feathers. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| intransigence |
refusal to alter one's ideas or position in response to the wishes of others. |
| malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
| maunder |
to speak in an aimless or foolish way; babble. |
| proselytize |
to convert or try actively to convert (others) to one's own beliefs or religion. |
| recondite |
involving profound concepts and complexities; not easily understood. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |
| spurn |
to reject, refuse, or treat with scorn; disdain; despise. |
| stentorian |
extremely loud and powerful. |
| stridulate |
to produce a shrill grating, creaking, or chirping sound by rubbing certain parts of the body together, as some insects do. |