| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| ambidextrous |
able to use both the left and right hands with equal skill. |
| caste |
the status conferred by the class to which one belongs. |
| collateral |
property or other security put forward to guarantee repayment of a loan. |
| colloquialism |
a word or phrase typically used in conversational, informal, or regional speech or writing, hence sometimes considered inappropriate in formal writing. |
| corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
| curmudgeon |
an irritable or ill-tempered person. |
| epicene |
sharing the traits of both sexes. |
| gullible |
believing almost anything; easily tricked. |
| hirsute |
covered with hair or stiff hairs; hairy or shaggy. |
| insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
| nonpareil |
a person or thing whose excellence is unequaled; paragon. |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
| precursory |
coming before and serving to indicate what will follow; premonitory. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |