| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| adulteration |
the act or process of making worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| figurehead |
a person whose title sounds important but who has no real power. |
| fungible |
interchangeable. |
| insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
| pedagogy |
the act, process, or profession of teaching. |
| rapacious |
capable of capturing and eating live prey; predacious. |
| recidivism |
chronic return to bad habits, especially criminal relapse. |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |
| shyster |
a person, usually a lawyer, who uses underhanded, unethical methods. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |
| tummler |
an entertainer or social director who encourages participation by guests or audience. |
| vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |