| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| augury |
the art or practice or an instance of predicting the future or obtaining hidden knowledge by interpreting omens. |
| cachet |
prestige. |
| disencumber |
to remove burdens or hindrances from. |
| euphoria |
a strong feeling of well-being or elation, sometimes unrealistic or unwarranted, and able to be induced by certain drugs. |
| figurehead |
a person whose title sounds important but who has no real power. |
| immaculate |
not dirty; completely clean. |
| impute |
to ascribe or attribute to a source or cause. |
| intersperse |
to place or scatter among other things. |
| lambent |
glowing softly. |
| malfeasance |
an illegal act or wrongdoing, especially by a public official. |
| naturalism |
in literature, a method of depicting life that reflects a philosophy of determinism. |
| pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| sudorific |
causing or increasing sweat, as a medication. |