baroque (en)

extravagantly ornate, florid, and convoluted in character or style

cetology (en)

the branch of zoology that deals with whales, dolphins, and porpoises

cruft (en)

superfluous junk (from software development)

Daedalus (en)

(Greek mythology) a skillful craftsman and artist; father of Icarus; creator of the Labyrinth on Crete

inasmuch (en)

to the extent that; insofar as

incommensurability (en)

having no common measure; origins in ancient Greek mathematics and popularised by philosopher Thomas Kuhn

involuted (en)

complicated; abstruse; curled inwards

macramé (en)

the art of knotting cord or string in patterns to make decorative articles

paucity (en)

the presence of something only in small or insufficient quantities or amounts; scarcity

Percy Lubbock (en)

an English writer whose 1921 volume The Craft of Fiction was one of the first major works of literary criticism to focus on the novel as a form

picayune (en)

petty; worthless

Piranesi (en)

an Italian artist famous for his etchings of Rome and of fictitious and atmospheric "prisons

samizdat (en)

the clandestine copying and distribution of literature banned by the state, especially formerly in the communist countries of eastern Europe

sedulous (en)

(adjective) involving or accomplished with careful perseverance / (adjective) diligent in application or pursuit

torpid (en)

mentally or physically inactive; lethargic

verdant (en)

green with vegetation; covered with growing plants or grass

virtuosic (en)

from Italian virtuoso; requiring a high level of technical skill