Grades 12+ (WVI 5)
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abstruse difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane.
assail to attack with vigor or violence; assault.
coeval coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary.
contretemps an embarrassing or unfortunate happening; mishap; mischance.
dearth a shortage or scarcity of something; lack.
epistolary established or continued through letters.
expostulate to argue earnestly with someone, usually against an intended action; remonstrate.
foible a minor flaw or weakness in personality, character, or behavior.
harbinger someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner.
indurate to make hard in texture; harden.
intelligentsia the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class.
perilous causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous.
recurve to bend or curve back or backward, as the ends of certain shooting bows.
solecism a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety.
sotto voce in a low voice or undertone, so as not to be overheard; softly (often used as a musical direction).