| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
| denigrate |
to deny the worth of; sneer at; belittle. |
| deposition |
a sworn statement, usually in writing, for use as testimony by an absent witness in a court of law. |
| devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
| feckless |
weak or incompetent; ineffective. |
| flagitious |
viciously or shamefully wicked; infamous. |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| malfeasance |
an illegal act or wrongdoing, especially by a public official. |
| oblique |
not direct or straightforward in intent, means, or achievement; indirect or devious. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| sartorial |
of or pertaining to tailors or tailored clothing, especially men's clothing. |
| stately |
dignified. |
| stipple |
a method of painting, drawing, or engraving by applying small points, dots, or dabs to a surface. |
| trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |