| adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| antediluvian |
hopelessly old-fashioned; primitive; outdated. |
| cynosure |
a thing or person that is the center of attention and admiration. |
| disabuse |
to free (a person) from misconception or deception; set straight. |
| equivocal |
having at least two plausible alternative meanings, often intentionally so in order to deceive or avoid commitment; ambiguous. |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| hackneyed |
made trite or commonplace by overuse, as an expression or phrase. |
| insinuate |
to suggest (something derogatory) subtly and indirectly. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| modular |
designed with standardized units that may be arranged or connected in a variety of ways. |
| raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |
| recessional |
a piece of music that accompanies the exit of participants in a program or religious ceremony. |
| reprise |
repetition of a musical phrase or theme in an identical or slightly altered way. |
| stridulate |
to produce a shrill grating, creaking, or chirping sound by rubbing certain parts of the body together, as some insects do. |
| syntax |
the word order or pattern of word order in a sentence. |