| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| affidavit |
a written statement that is sworn in the presence of an authorized official to be true, used as legal evidence. |
| antediluvian |
hopelessly old-fashioned; primitive; outdated. |
| credulous |
disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| denigrate |
to deny the worth of; sneer at; belittle. |
| epistolary |
established or continued through letters. |
| inadvertent |
not planned or intended; unintentional. |
| malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
| paroxysm |
a sudden strong outburst of feelings or actions. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |
| remonstrate |
to say in opposition, protest, or objection. |
| reprisal |
injury inflicted in retaliation for injury received, as in war; revenge. |
| stickler |
one who must observe or conform to something (usually followed by "for"). |