| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| alluvium |
sand, soil, gravel, or the like deposited by moving water, as along a river bed. |
| aplomb |
great self-confidence, composure, or poise. |
| augury |
the art or practice or an instance of predicting the future or obtaining hidden knowledge by interpreting omens. |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| diurnal |
occurring or active during, or belonging to, the daytime rather than nighttime. |
| electuary |
a drug mixed with honey, syrup, or the like to form a paste to be smeared on the teeth or gums of a sick animal. |
| expound |
to discuss or explain in detail (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| malfeasance |
an illegal act or wrongdoing, especially by a public official. |
| malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
| malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
| Saturnalia |
an occasion of unrestrained revelry. |
| sequester |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude. |