| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| chary |
not dispensing freely. |
| discomfit |
to upset or confuse. |
| glean |
to gather or discover (facts, information, or the like) a little at a time. |
| homily |
any discourse offering moral advice or admonitions. |
| imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
| inquest |
a legal investigation, usually involving a jury, especially a coroner's investigation of a suspicious death. |
| insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
| lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
| pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. |
| parvenu |
a person who has suddenly acquired wealth or status, without acquiring the tastes, manners, customs, or the like of his or her new station. |
| risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |
| veneration |
a feeling of great respect; awe; reverence. |