| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| advert |
to direct the attention by comment or remark. |
| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
| Byzantine |
characterized by complexity and intrigue. |
| condign |
well-deserved or fitting, especially of punishment or reprimand. |
| curmudgeon |
an irritable or ill-tempered person. |
| debauch |
to lead or seduce into immorality or intemperance; corrupt. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| festoon |
a decorative chain or strip of ribbons, flowers, leaves, or the like, suspended at the ends and hung in a curve. |
| goad |
something that spurs a person to action; stimulus. |
| imbroglio |
a difficult, confused, or complicated situation, often involving a misunderstanding, disagreement, or quarrel. |
| pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |
| surcingle |
a girth or belt that wraps around the body of a horse to secure a saddle, pack, or the like to its back. |
| transpose |
to exchange the position or order of (two things). |