| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
| derelict |
failing to fulfill one's responsibilities or obligations; remiss. |
| etiolate |
to weaken, especially through deprivation of normal development. |
| eulogy |
a spoken or written tribute, especially to honor a dead person; high praise; formal commendation. |
| garble |
to mix up, distort, or confuse (a message, translation, or the like); cause to be disordered or unintelligible. |
| halcyon |
tranquil; peaceful; calm. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| noisome |
offensive or disgusting, especially in smell; foul. |
| relict |
a plant, animal, or geological feature that has survived in a considerably changed environment. |
| schadenfreude |
(often capitalized) pleasure derived from the misfortune of others. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |
| transpose |
to exchange the position or order of (two things). |