| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| contumely |
contemptuous insolence; rudeness. |
| cynosure |
a thing or person that is the center of attention and admiration. |
| daunt |
to lessen the determination of; intimidate; discourage. |
| disencumber |
to remove burdens or hindrances from. |
| disingenuous |
not candid or sincere. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| festoon |
a decorative chain or strip of ribbons, flowers, leaves, or the like, suspended at the ends and hung in a curve. |
| hagiography |
an admiring and uncritical biography of anyone. |
| impinge |
to encroach. |
| irrefragable |
impossible to refute or dispute; undeniable. |
| neophyte |
a beginner or novice at any activity. |
| oppugn |
to oppose, contradict, criticize, or call into question. |
| pedagogy |
the act, process, or profession of teaching. |
| spurn |
to reject, refuse, or treat with scorn; disdain; despise. |