| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| caparison |
decorative trappings to cover a horse's saddle or harness. |
| centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
| figurehead |
a person whose title sounds important but who has no real power. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| ineptitude |
incompetence; lack of skill. |
| irrefragable |
impossible to refute or dispute; undeniable. |
| jejune |
lacking interest or liveliness; dull. |
| otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. |
| pastiche |
a work of visual art, music, or literature that consists mostly of materials and techniques borrowed from other works, sometimes done as an exercise to learn the technique of others. |
| pelf |
money or wealth, usually regarded with disapproval or contempt. |
| perquisite |
a payment or benefit in addition to the wages or salary associated with a position. |
| prerogative |
an exclusive right or privilege derived from one's office, position, age, citizenship, birth, or the like. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| sartorial |
of or pertaining to tailors or tailored clothing, especially men's clothing. |