nonplussed

perplexed

He was nonplussed by the unexpected question.

postlude

concluding section

It was a tragic postlude to her long life.

hierarchy

ranking

There must be a hierarchy of values.

portly

stout

The portly doorman carried himself gracefully.

interdiction

prohibition

The judge's interdiction stopped the construction.

omnibus

covering many things

The omnibus legislative bill passed.

monolithic

massive and uniform

The monolithic totalitarian society revolted.

imponderable

difficult to ponder

He tried to weigh the imponderable issue.

benediction

blessing

The grandfather's benediction made them happy.

incredulous

not believing

Her incredulous face revealed her mistrust.

omniscient

all-knowing

The story was told from an omniscient point of view.

neophyte

beginner

The graduate was a neophyte in the business world.

unilateral

one-sided

The unilateral decision required no conference.

mal

bad

maladjusted, malady

post

after

port

carry

porter

dict

say

diction

omni

all

omnipresent, omnipotent

lith

rock

monolith=one rock

bene

good

benefit

cred

believe

incredible

neo

new

neophyte

uni

one

unicycle

non

not

archy

government

oligarchy, monarchy

inter

between

vid

look

mono

one

pond

weight

in

not

sci

know

phyte

plant

lat

side

lateral

mal

bad

maladjusted, malady

post

after

port

carry

porter

dict

say

diction

omni

all

omnipresent, omnipotent

lith

rock

monolith=one rock

bene

good

benefit

cred

believe

incredible

neo

new

neophyte

uni

one

unicycle

non

not

archy

government

oligarchy, monarchy

inter

between

vid

look

mono

one

pond

weight

in

not

sci

know

phyte

plant

lat

side

lateral