| circuitous |
having or taking a long and winding course or procedure; roundabout; indirect. |
| compulsive |
driven by an obsession or compulsion. |
| constrain |
to keep within tight restrictions; confine. |
| dais |
a raised platform for speakers or the seating of special guests. |
| detractor |
one who criticizes or disparages an idea, cause, or person to undermine support or popularity. |
| distend |
to swell or cause to swell from, or as if from, internal pressure; balloon. |
| entrench |
to establish firmly and unchangeably. |
| gibberish |
written or spoken words that are unintelligible, needlessly obscure, or without coherent meaning. |
| impassable |
impossible to go past, through, over, or around. |
| inscrutable |
impossible to comprehend or interpret; mysterious. |
| mainstay |
the main support of something. |
| privation |
lack of necessities or common comforts of life. |
| recurrent |
happening again or repeatedly. |
| seamy |
disreputable; sordid. |
| sedition |
actions or speech intended or serving to create rebellion against a government. |