| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| abysmal |
of vast extent; unmeasurable; extreme. |
| adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| aplomb |
great self-confidence, composure, or poise. |
| appose |
to place next to or side by side; juxtapose. |
| bathos |
a sudden descent from an exalted style or esteemed state to the commonplace. |
| boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
| discomfit |
to upset or confuse. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| epicene |
sharing the traits of both sexes. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| gullible |
believing almost anything; easily tricked. |
| malaise |
a state or condition of feeling generally unwell, mentally depressed, sluggish, or uneasy. |
| oblivious |
not conscious or paying attention; unknowing or unaware (usually followed by "to" or "of"). |
| oligarchy |
a government or state in which only a relatively few people or members of a family have real power. |