| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| adulteration |
the act or process of making worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| diatribe |
a bitter, abusive attack in speech or writing. |
| duress |
intimidation or coercion. |
| encomium |
a formal expression of praise. |
| figurehead |
a person whose title sounds important but who has no real power. |
| idiosyncrasy |
a characteristic of temperament, habit, or physical structure particular to a given individual or group; peculiarity. |
| impinge |
to encroach. |
| inadvertent |
not planned or intended; unintentional. |
| incumbent |
currently holding an office or position. |
| pedagogy |
the act, process, or profession of teaching. |
| stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |