abstruse

adj

Hard to understand

bellicose

adj

Eager to fight or quarrel; of a hostile nature; warlike

capitulate

v

To give up; to surrender; to stop resisting

decimate

v

To destroy or kill a part of

elucidate

v

To make clear; to explain

felicitous

adj

Suitable to the occasion; aptly chosen; appropriate

gregarious

adj

Sociable; fond of the company of others

heinous

adj

Outrageously evil or wicked; abominable

imperious

adj

Overbearing; arrogant; domineering

leviathan

adj

Anything huge or very powerful

matriculate

v

To enroll, especially as a student in a college or a university

nihilism

n

The belief that there is no meaning or purpose in existence

obviate

v

To make unnecessary; to do away with or prevent by effective measures

parsimonious

adj

Stingy; miserly

recidivism

n

Habitual or chronic relapse into crime or antisocial behavior

sardonic

adj

Disdainfully or bitterly sneering, ironical, or sarcastic

traduce

v

To say untrue or malicious things about; to slander; to make a mockery of

assiduous

adj

Done with constant and careful attention; diligent; persevering

venerate

v

To revere; to look upon with feelings of deep respect

chimera

n

An impossible or foolish fancy