| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| advert |
to direct the attention by comment or remark. |
| ambidextrous |
able to use both the left and right hands with equal skill. |
| antebellum |
in or of the period prior to a war, especially the American Civil War. |
| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| denigrate |
to deny the worth of; sneer at; belittle. |
| emulous |
filled with the desire to equal or surpass. |
| erratic |
not expected or predicted; not regular. |
| extempore |
without plan or preparation; impromptu or improvised. |
| gullible |
believing almost anything; easily tricked. |
| malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
| nonfeasance |
in law, failure to perform a required duty, as by a public official. |
| periphrasis |
an indirect or roundabout way of phrasing something; circumlocution. |
| stentorian |
extremely loud and powerful. |