| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| consternation |
surprise and alarm, leading to panic, deep disappointment, or total confusion. |
| dearth |
a shortage or scarcity of something; lack. |
| delectation |
enjoyment; delight; pleasure. |
| impediment |
an obstacle or hindrance. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
| misanthrope |
someone who hates or distrusts humanity. |
| oligarchy |
a government or state in which only a relatively few people or members of a family have real power. |
| otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. |
| pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |
| profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
| stridulate |
to produce a shrill grating, creaking, or chirping sound by rubbing certain parts of the body together, as some insects do. |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |