| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| belabor |
to continue excessive efforts on or excessive discussion of. |
| cloture |
in U.S. parliamentary procedure, a method of ending debate and causing an immediate vote on the matter being discussed. |
| coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| germane |
having relevance to a given matter; pertinent; significant. |
| guru |
in a cult or religious movement, a spiritual guide or leader, sometimes believed to be divine. |
| homily |
any discourse offering moral advice or admonitions. |
| inanition |
a state of exhaustion caused by a lack of nourishment. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| lapidary |
an expert on or dealer in gemstones. |
| oblivious |
not conscious or paying attention; unknowing or unaware (usually followed by "to" or "of"). |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |