| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| curmudgeon |
an irritable or ill-tempered person. |
| demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
| disabuse |
to free (a person) from misconception or deception; set straight. |
| disingenuous |
not candid or sincere. |
| effete |
marked by excessive refinement or delicateness of taste. |
| effluvium |
an outflow of usually invisible, foul-smelling vapor or gas. |
| exceptionable |
likely to be objected to; objectionable. |
| fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| indulgent |
gratifying, or being inclined to gratify or yield to others' wishes, especially rather than enforcing discipline or strictness. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| periphrasis |
an indirect or roundabout way of phrasing something; circumlocution. |
| refulgent |
shining brilliantly; radiant. |
| regicide |
the murderer of a king. |