| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| advert |
to direct the attention by comment or remark. |
| amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
| amortize |
to deduct (expenditures) by fixed amounts over a period of time. |
| argot |
the vocabulary or jargon characteristic of a specific group or class, especially of criminals. |
| benign |
causing little or no harm. |
| bereft |
deprived or stripped of something. |
| blandishment |
(often plural) flattering or coaxing remarks or stratagems intended to persuade. |
| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| effluvium |
an outflow of usually invisible, foul-smelling vapor or gas. |
| halcyon |
tranquil; peaceful; calm. |
| highbrow |
one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly). |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| parsimonious |
excessively frugal; stingy. |