arcane
known or understood by only a few; mysterious
bourgeois
conforming to middle-class or average standards
exculpate
to clear of guilt; declare inoocent
fulsome
insincere; overly flattering
masticate
to chew
matriculate
to be admitted into college
mercurial
volatile; quickly changing
nascent
emerging; beginning to exist
parity
equality
salubrious
healthful
squelch
to suppress; squash
tangential
digressive from the main point
trenchant
keen; incisive
tyro
a beginner; novice
venial
easily excused