| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| condign |
well-deserved or fitting, especially of punishment or reprimand. |
| disquisition |
a formal, often lengthy, oral or written discussion of a subject. |
| fledge |
to grow flight feathers. |
| impinge |
to encroach. |
| inveigle |
to entice or ensnare by clever talk or flattery. |
| oligarchy |
a government or state in which only a relatively few people or members of a family have real power. |
| opprobrious |
expressing condemnation or scorn; accusing of shameful behavior. |
| plaudit |
(often plural) an enthusiastic show of approval, such as a round of applause or a very favorable review. |
| reprobate |
an evil or lawless person, often beyond hope of redemption. |
| sartorial |
of or pertaining to tailors or tailored clothing, especially men's clothing. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |
| spurn |
to reject, refuse, or treat with scorn; disdain; despise. |