| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| acclivity |
a rising slope. |
| attune |
to adjust so as to be harmonious. |
| corollary |
a readily drawn conclusion; deduction or inference. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| facsimile |
an exact copy or duplicate of something printed or of a picture. |
| gadfly |
a persistent critic, especially of established institutions and policies. |
| gullible |
believing almost anything; easily tricked. |
| louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
| malfeasance |
an illegal act or wrongdoing, especially by a public official. |
| malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
| redoubtable |
inspiring fear; formidable. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |
| tamp |
to compress and pack tightly by repeated light taps. |
| trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |