| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| gambit |
a tactic or maneuver designed to gain an advantage, especially one that involves some sacrifice on one's part. |
| gossamer |
delicately fine, gauzelike, or filmy. |
| imprimatur |
any official permission or sanction. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
| luminary |
a famous, important, or inspirational person. |
| maunder |
to speak in an aimless or foolish way; babble. |
| obfuscate |
to make (something) seem or be difficult to understand; obscure or darken. |
| oppugn |
to oppose, contradict, criticize, or call into question. |
| pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| recessional |
a piece of music that accompanies the exit of participants in a program or religious ceremony. |