| abysmal |
of vast extent; unmeasurable; extreme. |
| aggregate |
a sum, combination, or composite of separable elements. |
| astringent |
a substance or drug that contracts body tissue and slows discharge or secretion. |
| bellicose |
easily incited to quarrel or fight; belligerent. |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| indolence |
the tendency to avoid exertion or effort; laziness. |
| irrefragable |
impossible to refute or dispute; undeniable. |
| mahatma |
(sometimes capitalized) in Buddhism and theosophy, any of a class of persons revered for their wisdom and love of humanity. |
| obfuscate |
to make (something) seem or be difficult to understand; obscure or darken. |
| oblique |
not direct or straightforward in intent, means, or achievement; indirect or devious. |
| profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
| raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |
| redoubtable |
inspiring fear; formidable. |
| sententious |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing. |