| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| argot |
the vocabulary or jargon characteristic of a specific group or class, especially of criminals. |
| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| banal |
lacking originality or liveliness; disappointingly ordinary; commonplace; trite. |
| deadeye |
an expert shooter. |
| diatribe |
a bitter, abusive attack in speech or writing. |
| dilatory |
used to cause a delay. |
| electuary |
a drug mixed with honey, syrup, or the like to form a paste to be smeared on the teeth or gums of a sick animal. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| figurehead |
a person whose title sounds important but who has no real power. |
| gird |
to surround, bind, or encircle, as with a belt. |
| harrow |
to go over or break up with a harrow. |
| immiscible |
not able to be mixed or blended. |
| maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
| raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |