| abstruse |
difficult to comprehend or understand; esoteric; arcane. |
| alluvium |
sand, soil, gravel, or the like deposited by moving water, as along a river bed. |
| appose |
to place next to or side by side; juxtapose. |
| arrant |
complete; unmitigated; downright. |
| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| commodious |
comfortably spacious; roomy. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| expound |
to discuss or explain in detail (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| jejune |
lacking interest or liveliness; dull. |
| mendicant |
living on charity; begging. |
| obtrude |
to thrust or force (oneself, one's concerns, or one's opinions) on another or others without being asked. |
| plaudit |
(often plural) an enthusiastic show of approval, such as a round of applause or a very favorable review. |
| raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |
| risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |