| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
| deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
| devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| fealty |
faithfulness or loyalty. |
| guttural |
articulated in the back of the mouth; velar. |
| innocuous |
not capable of causing damage; harmless. |
| lanugo |
fine, soft hair, especially that with which a human fetus or newborn is covered. |
| lapidary |
an expert on or dealer in gemstones. |
| lattice |
a flat framework made with strips of wood or other material. The strips cross each other and have open spaces in between. A lattice is often used as a screen on a porch or in a garden. |
| otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. |
| perquisite |
a payment or benefit in addition to the wages or salary associated with a position. |
| pretentious |
assuming or marked by an air of importance or superiority that is unwarranted. |
| sanguine |
having an optimistic temperament or outlook. |