| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| antediluvian |
hopelessly old-fashioned; primitive; outdated. |
| coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
| condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
| disquisition |
a formal, often lengthy, oral or written discussion of a subject. |
| flout |
to show scorn or contempt for, especially by openly or deliberately disobeying. |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| irrefragable |
impossible to refute or dispute; undeniable. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| schadenfreude |
(often capitalized) pleasure derived from the misfortune of others. |
| stanch1 |
to cause (a liquid, especially blood) to stop flowing. |
| tummler |
an entertainer or social director who encourages participation by guests or audience. |
| vitiate |
to harm the quality of; mar; spoil. |