| abide |
to put up with; stand. |
| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| descry |
to see or make out, especially something obscured or at a distance. |
| duress |
intimidation or coercion. |
| expatiate |
to discuss something at great length; describe in great detail. |
| imprimatur |
any official permission or sanction. |
| indolence |
the tendency to avoid exertion or effort; laziness. |
| insinuate |
to suggest (something derogatory) subtly and indirectly. |
| jejune |
lacking interest or liveliness; dull. |
| oligarchy |
a government or state in which only a relatively few people or members of a family have real power. |
| perilous |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous. |
| raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |
| regicide |
the murderer of a king. |
| sotto voce |
in a low voice or undertone, so as not to be overheard; softly (often used as a musical direction). |
| stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |