| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| advert |
to direct the attention by comment or remark. |
| aplomb |
great self-confidence, composure, or poise. |
| apocryphal |
of dubious authorship or authority. |
| chary |
not dispensing freely. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| desiccate |
to remove the moisture in (food) so as to preserve it. |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
| Draconian |
(often lower case) harshly cruel or rigorous. |
| exegesis |
a critical explanation or interpretive analysis, especially of religious texts. |
| expound |
to discuss or explain in detail (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
| maunder |
to speak in an aimless or foolish way; babble. |
| perquisite |
a payment or benefit in addition to the wages or salary associated with a position. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |