| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| acclivity |
a rising slope. |
| affidavit |
a written statement that is sworn in the presence of an authorized official to be true, used as legal evidence. |
| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
| intersperse |
to place or scatter among other things. |
| inveigle |
to entice or ensnare by clever talk or flattery. |
| malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
| neophyte |
a beginner or novice at any activity. |
| opprobrious |
expressing condemnation or scorn; accusing of shameful behavior. |
| recant |
to withdraw from commitment to (a former position or statement), especially publicly; retract. |
| sagacious |
possessing or characterized by good judgment and common sense; wise. |
| stanch1 |
to cause (a liquid, especially blood) to stop flowing. |