| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| adulteration |
the act or process of making worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
| deterge |
to cleanse, wash, or wipe off. |
| discomfit |
to upset or confuse. |
| epigraph |
a pertinent quotation or motto, especially found at the beginning of a literary work or of a chapter. |
| garrulous |
given to talking excessively. |
| homily |
any discourse offering moral advice or admonitions. |
| imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
| impute |
to ascribe or attribute to a source or cause. |
| jubilate |
to feel joyful; rejoice; exult. |
| lien |
a legal claim on a piece of property when the current owner is in default on a debt or obligation. |
| lupine2 |
fierce; greedy. |
| maunder |
to speak in an aimless or foolish way; babble. |
| nonfeasance |
in law, failure to perform a required duty, as by a public official. |