| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| alfresco |
in the open air; outdoors. |
| bilge |
the rounded part of a ship's hull between the bottom and the sides. |
| chary |
not dispensing freely. |
| discomfit |
to upset or confuse. |
| epistemology |
the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin, nature, and limits of human knowledge. |
| equivocal |
having at least two plausible alternative meanings, often intentionally so in order to deceive or avoid commitment; ambiguous. |
| etiolate |
to weaken, especially through deprivation of normal development. |
| flout |
to show scorn or contempt for, especially by openly or deliberately disobeying. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| imprimatur |
any official permission or sanction. |
| inchoate |
partially or imperfectly developed. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| ligature |
a band or tie. |
| prolix |
wordy and boringly long. |