| abeyance |
temporary suspension or cessation. |
| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| brash |
rudely self-assertive; bold; impudent. |
| Byzantine |
characterized by complexity and intrigue. |
| contumely |
contemptuous insolence; rudeness. |
| corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
| disabuse |
to free (a person) from misconception or deception; set straight. |
| expostulate |
to argue earnestly with someone, usually against an intended action; remonstrate. |
| facsimile |
an exact copy or duplicate of something printed or of a picture. |
| indomitable |
too strong to be subdued or discouraged; unconquerable. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
| omnibus |
concerning or including a large collection of things. |
| sententious |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing. |