| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| concur |
to share the same opinion; agree. |
| delectation |
enjoyment; delight; pleasure. |
| epigraph |
a pertinent quotation or motto, especially found at the beginning of a literary work or of a chapter. |
| etiolate |
to weaken, especially through deprivation of normal development. |
| gossamer |
delicately fine, gauzelike, or filmy. |
| inveigle |
to entice or ensnare by clever talk or flattery. |
| occlude |
to close or obstruct (a passage or opening, one's vision, or the like). |
| proselytize |
to convert or try actively to convert (others) to one's own beliefs or religion. |
| relict |
a plant, animal, or geological feature that has survived in a considerably changed environment. |
| repine |
to express or feel unhappiness; complain; fret. |
| sanguine |
having an optimistic temperament or outlook. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |