| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| baleful |
threatening harm; full of malice; ominous. |
| baneful |
causing or leading to death, destruction, or ruin; harmful or deadly. |
| belabor |
to continue excessive efforts on or excessive discussion of. |
| bereft |
deprived or stripped of something. |
| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| disingenuous |
not candid or sincere. |
| exceptionable |
likely to be objected to; objectionable. |
| flak |
(informal) irritating opposition, criticism, or dissent. |
| fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| neologism |
a new word, phrase, or usage. |
| parturient |
giving birth or about to give birth; in labor. |
| shibboleth |
a slogan, phrase, or belief that characterizes or is held devotedly by a group. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |