| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| antebellum |
in or of the period prior to a war, especially the American Civil War. |
| atavism |
the recurrence or reappearance of a particular trait, style, attitude, or behavior that seemed to have disappeared, or that which has recurred or reappeared after such an absence. |
| debouch |
to advance out of a confined or narrow space such as a canyon into open country. |
| denigrate |
to deny the worth of; sneer at; belittle. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| ensconce |
to position (oneself) firmly or comfortably. |
| facsimile |
an exact copy or duplicate of something printed or of a picture. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| innocuous |
not capable of causing damage; harmless. |
| linguistics |
(used with a singular verb) the scientific and historical study of the form and structure of human language. |
| pretentious |
assuming or marked by an air of importance or superiority that is unwarranted. |
| sartorial |
of or pertaining to tailors or tailored clothing, especially men's clothing. |