| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| asterisk |
a sign (*). It is used to show that there is other information on the page that explains the information where the sign is placed. |
| bereft |
deprived or stripped of something. |
| concur |
to share the same opinion; agree. |
| dearth |
a shortage or scarcity of something; lack. |
| declivity |
a downward or descending slope. |
| distraught |
mentally or emotionally unbalanced; crazed. |
| fealty |
faithfulness or loyalty. |
| guttural |
articulated in the back of the mouth; velar. |
| insipid |
having a bland or uninteresting flavor; tasteless. |
| ligature |
a band or tie. |
| peroration |
the concluding part of a speech in which there is a summing up of the principal points. |
| picayune |
having little value or significance; small; paltry. |
| revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |