| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| atonement |
the act of making reparation for a sin, crime, error, or the like. |
| cloture |
in U.S. parliamentary procedure, a method of ending debate and causing an immediate vote on the matter being discussed. |
| cognizant |
aware; informed (usually followed by "of"). |
| deign |
to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one's dignity; condescend. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| facetious |
not serious; humorous or frivolous. |
| flummox |
(informal) to confuse or puzzle. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
| lachrymose |
weeping, tending to weep readily, or being on the point of tears; tearful. |
| laureate |
one honored for achievement in a particular field or by a particular award, especially in the arts or sciences. |
| modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
| recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |