| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| apotheosis |
a perfect or ideal example; epitome. |
| banal |
lacking originality or liveliness; disappointingly ordinary; commonplace; trite. |
| bereft |
deprived or stripped of something. |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| deter |
to stop or discourage from some action by creating doubt or fear. |
| encomium |
a formal expression of praise. |
| etiolate |
to weaken, especially through deprivation of normal development. |
| facsimile |
an exact copy or duplicate of something printed or of a picture. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| impromptu |
without advance plan or preparation; spontaneously. |
| periphrasis |
an indirect or roundabout way of phrasing something; circumlocution. |
| pronate |
to turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm of the hand faces down or backwards. |
| pungent |
sharp and strong in taste or smell. |
| truculent |
extremely hostile or belligerent; inclined to fight. |