| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| argot |
the vocabulary or jargon characteristic of a specific group or class, especially of criminals. |
| cloture |
in U.S. parliamentary procedure, a method of ending debate and causing an immediate vote on the matter being discussed. |
| conjoin |
to combine for a common purpose. |
| demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| deposition |
a sworn statement, usually in writing, for use as testimony by an absent witness in a court of law. |
| divergence |
the act of separating and moving or leading in different directions. |
| fungible |
interchangeable. |
| imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
| lambent |
glowing softly. |
| mendicant |
living on charity; begging. |
| perquisite |
a payment or benefit in addition to the wages or salary associated with a position. |
| preferment |
the act of promoting or being promoted to a higher position or office. |
| salacious |
excited by lust; lecherous. |