| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
| cloture |
in U.S. parliamentary procedure, a method of ending debate and causing an immediate vote on the matter being discussed. |
| contumacious |
stubbornly disobedient; insubordinate; rebellious. |
| doggerel |
trivial, crudely constructed verse. |
| germane |
having relevance to a given matter; pertinent; significant. |
| gird |
to surround, bind, or encircle, as with a belt. |
| imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| obtrude |
to thrust or force (oneself, one's concerns, or one's opinions) on another or others without being asked. |
| parvenu |
a person who has suddenly acquired wealth or status, without acquiring the tastes, manners, customs, or the like of his or her new station. |
| reprobate |
an evil or lawless person, often beyond hope of redemption. |
| Sabbatarian |
one who observes the Sabbath on Saturday, as Jews and certain Christians. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |
| transpose |
to exchange the position or order of (two things). |