| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| bibulous |
addicted to alcohol; alcoholic. |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| compunction |
uneasiness about the propriety or suitability of an action; qualm. |
| contretemps |
an embarrassing or unfortunate happening; mishap; mischance. |
| disallow |
to refuse to allow or admit; reject. |
| etiolate |
to weaken, especially through deprivation of normal development. |
| extort |
to extract or obtain (money or the like) by force, threats, or abuse of authority. |
| goad |
something that spurs a person to action; stimulus. |
| malaise |
a state or condition of feeling generally unwell, mentally depressed, sluggish, or uneasy. |
| pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |
| recidivism |
chronic return to bad habits, especially criminal relapse. |
| recondite |
involving profound concepts and complexities; not easily understood. |
| scabrous |
characterized by a rough or scaly surface, as the leaf of a plant. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |