| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| atonement |
the act of making reparation for a sin, crime, error, or the like. |
| caparison |
decorative trappings to cover a horse's saddle or harness. |
| dearth |
a shortage or scarcity of something; lack. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| disquisition |
a formal, often lengthy, oral or written discussion of a subject. |
| indulgent |
gratifying, or being inclined to gratify or yield to others' wishes, especially rather than enforcing discipline or strictness. |
| insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
| intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
| interdict |
to deter or impede by the steady use of firepower. |
| internecine |
of or pertaining to conflict, discord, or struggle within a group. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| omnibus |
concerning or including a large collection of things. |
| repose2 |
to put or place (confidence, hope, or the like) in someone or something. |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |