tantalize: torment or tease (someone) with the sight or promise of something that is unobtainable.
conundrum: a confusing and difficult problem or question.
tractable: (of a person) easy to control or influence; (of a situation or problem) easy to deal with.
nomenclature: the devising or choosing of names for things, especially in a science or other discipline.
bewilder: cause (someone) to become perplexed and confused.
reverence: (noun) deep respect for someone or something. (verb) regard or treat with deep respect.
gullible: easily persuaded to believe something; credulous.
credulous: having or showing too great a readiness to believe things.
abrasive: (adj.)(of a substance or material) capable of polishing or cleaning a hard surface by rubbing or grinding; (of a person or manner) showing little concern for the feelings of others; harsh. (noun) a substance used for grinding, polishing, or cleaning a hard surface.
superstition: excessively credulous belief in and reverence for supernatural beings.
rancor: bitterness or resentfulness, especially when long-standing.
amicable: (of relations between people) having a spirit of friendliness; without serious disagreement or rancor.
connotation: an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.
colloquial: (of language) used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary.
contrastive: strikingly different; tending to contrast
postulate: (verb) suggest or assume the existence, fact, or truth of (something) as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief. (noun) a thing suggested or assumed as true as the basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief.
hiatus: a pause or gap in a sequence, series, or process.
culminate: reach a climax or point of highest development; be the climax or point of highest development of.