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extremely difficult to understand
abstruse
an open or intentional insult; a slight; to insult to one's face; to face in defiance, confront
affront
a false rumor, fabricated story
canard
excessively ready to find fault; given to petty criticism; intended to trap, confuse, or show up
captious
aware, knowledgeable, informed; having jurisdiction
cognizant
regretful for some misdeed or sin; plagued by a sense of guilt; thoroughly penitent
contrite
the center of attraction, attention, or interest; something that serves to guide or direct
cynosure
well behaved, dignified, socially proper
decorous
to think it appropriate or suitable to one's dignity to do something; to condescend
deign
thoroughly dried out; divested of spirit or vitality; arid and uninteresting
desiccated
the power to produce a desired result
efficacy
to bring into existence, give rise to, produce; to come into existence, assume form
engender
light, airy, delicate; highly refined; suggesting what is heavenly (rather than earthbound)
ethereal
the front or face of a building; a surface appearance (as opposed to what may lie behind)
facade
revolting in a unnatural or morbid way; suggestive of someone who robs graves or otherwise preys on the dead
ghoulish
not in keeping, unsuitable, incompatible
incongruous
a crafty, scheming, or underhanded action designed to accomplish some (usually evil) end
machination
to hypnotize, entrance; to fascinate, enthrall, bewitch
mesmerize
disgrace arising from shameful conduct; contempt, reproach
opprobrium
generally regarded as such; reputed; hypothesized, inferred
putative
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