| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| argot |
the vocabulary or jargon characteristic of a specific group or class, especially of criminals. |
| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
| effete |
marked by excessive refinement or delicateness of taste. |
| epistolary |
established or continued through letters. |
| impermeable |
not permitting passage or penetration. |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| lattice |
a flat framework made with strips of wood or other material. The strips cross each other and have open spaces in between. A lattice is often used as a screen on a porch or in a garden. |
| opiate |
something that induces relaxation, calm, or stupor. |
| opprobrious |
expressing condemnation or scorn; accusing of shameful behavior. |
| Saturnalia |
an occasion of unrestrained revelry. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |
| untoward |
unexpected and unfortunate. |