| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
| banal |
lacking originality or liveliness; disappointingly ordinary; commonplace; trite. |
| contumacious |
stubbornly disobedient; insubordinate; rebellious. |
| duress |
intimidation or coercion. |
| extempore |
without plan or preparation; impromptu or improvised. |
| fledge |
to grow flight feathers. |
| flummox |
(informal) to confuse or puzzle. |
| insinuate |
to suggest (something derogatory) subtly and indirectly. |
| intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
| profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
| recondite |
involving profound concepts and complexities; not easily understood. |
| repine |
to express or feel unhappiness; complain; fret. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |