| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| affidavit |
a written statement that is sworn in the presence of an authorized official to be true, used as legal evidence. |
| ambidextrous |
able to use both the left and right hands with equal skill. |
| blandishment |
(often plural) flattering or coaxing remarks or stratagems intended to persuade. |
| coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
| foible |
a minor flaw or weakness in personality, character, or behavior. |
| fungible |
interchangeable. |
| inadvertent |
not planned or intended; unintentional. |
| interdict |
to deter or impede by the steady use of firepower. |
| liminal |
of or at the threshold of a physiological or psychological response or change of state. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| pungent |
sharp and strong in taste or smell. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |
| surcingle |
a girth or belt that wraps around the body of a horse to secure a saddle, pack, or the like to its back. |
| syntax |
the word order or pattern of word order in a sentence. |