abstruse (a.)
Difficult to understand
EX: Your statement is a bit too abstruse.
redundant (a.)
Not needed or useful
EX: The picture has too much redundant detail.
abdominal (n.)
Of, pertaining to, or situated on the abdomen.
EX: Feeding too rapidly will cause abdominal distension and regurgitation.
abed (adv.)
In bed; on a bed.
EX: Each morning they lay abed till the breakfast bell, pleasantly conscious that there were no efficient wives to rouse them.
abjure (v.)
To recant, renounce, repudiate under oath.
EX: The conqueror tried to make the natives abjure their religion.
ablution (n.)
A washing or cleansing, especially of the body.
EX: He performed his ablution before the ritual.
bristle (v.)
To suddenly become very annoyed or offended at what somebody says or does
EX: His lies made her bristle with rage.
scrupulous (a.)
Cautious in action for fear of doing wrong.
EX: You must be scrupulous about hygiene when you're preparing a baby's feed.
spurious (a.)
Not genuine.
EX: He had managed to create the entirely spurious impression that the company was thriving.
bridle (v.)
to show that you are annoyed and/or offended at something, especially by moving your head up and backwards in a proud way
EX: She bridled at the suggestion that she was lying.
brine (n.)
very salty water, used especially for preserving food
EX: She steeped the cucumbers in brine.
brokerage (n.)
the business of being a broker / an amount of money charged by a broker for work that he/she does
EX: I'd rather try my hand at brokerage.
temporize (v.)
To pursue a policy of delay.
EX: Celia had decided long ago she would never temporize on that.
tipsy (a.)
Befuddled with drinks.
EX: He, too, was tipsy and his explanations were repetitive.
cadence (n.)
the rise and fall of the voice in speaking
EX: He delivered his words in slow, measured cadences.
cajole (v.)
to make somebody do something by talking to them and being very nice to them
EX: He cajoled me into agreeing to do the work.
berth(n.)
a place to sleep on a ship or train, or in a caravan /camper
EX: It takes time to find a suitable berth.
betroth (v.)
To engage to marry.
EX: He betrothed his daughter to a doctor.
transact (v.)
To do business.
EX: I have been obliged to see him; there was business to transact.