| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| collateral |
property or other security put forward to guarantee repayment of a loan. |
| dawdle |
to waste time; be slow. |
| desiccate |
to remove the moisture in (food) so as to preserve it. |
| divergence |
the act of separating and moving or leading in different directions. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
| espouse |
to take up, hold, or commit oneself to (a cause, idea, or belief); embrace. |
| incursion |
a raid or sudden invasion. |
| mélange |
a mixture, usually of very dissimilar elements. |
| oblivious |
not conscious or paying attention; unknowing or unaware (usually followed by "to" or "of"). |
| salacious |
excited by lust; lecherous. |
| sartorial |
of or pertaining to tailors or tailored clothing, especially men's clothing. |
| sotto voce |
in a low voice or undertone, so as not to be overheard; softly (often used as a musical direction). |
| stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |