| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| apocryphal |
of dubious authorship or authority. |
| appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
| demulcent |
an oily or sticky substance used especially to soothe irritation in mucous membranes. |
| epistolary |
established or continued through letters. |
| garrulous |
given to talking excessively. |
| innocuous |
not capable of causing damage; harmless. |
| naturalism |
in literature, a method of depicting life that reflects a philosophy of determinism. |
| pathos |
a quality in life or art that evokes pity, sadness, or compassion. |
| purvey |
to supply or provide (especially food, drink, or other provisions). |
| raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |
| reconnaissance |
the act or process of examining an area, especially to gain militarily useful information. |
| Saturnalia |
an occasion of unrestrained revelry. |
| tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |
| voluble |
characterized by a steady flow of words; fluent; talkative. |