5th box -Flashcards

(n.) opinion contrary to popular belief; In this town it is considered heresy to want parking spaces to have meters.

(adj.) hard to understand; concealed; The students were dumbfounded by the recondite topic. Many scientific theories are recondite, and therefore not known at all by the general public.

(adj.) unrefined; The earthy-looking table was bare.

(n.) anything which creates a situation in which change can occur; The low pressure system was the catalyst for the nor'easter.