| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| affidavit |
a written statement that is sworn in the presence of an authorized official to be true, used as legal evidence. |
| astute |
keen in understanding and judgment; shrewd. |
| boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
| desiccate |
to remove the moisture in (food) so as to preserve it. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| extirpate |
to get rid of completely, as if by pulling up the roots; root out. |
| halcyon |
tranquil; peaceful; calm. |
| idyllic |
charmingly simple and natural, as a scene or experience; suggestive of peaceful countryside. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
| recurve |
to bend or curve back or backward, as the ends of certain shooting bows. |
| reprobate |
an evil or lawless person, often beyond hope of redemption. |
| Saturnalia |
an occasion of unrestrained revelry. |
| syntax |
the word order or pattern of word order in a sentence. |
| truculent |
extremely hostile or belligerent; inclined to fight. |