| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| descant |
a secondary, usually higher, melody that is played or sung at the same time as the chief melody. |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
| flagitious |
viciously or shamefully wicked; infamous. |
| gambit |
a tactic or maneuver designed to gain an advantage, especially one that involves some sacrifice on one's part. |
| incessant |
never stopping; constant. |
| intransigence |
refusal to alter one's ideas or position in response to the wishes of others. |
| lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
| lupine2 |
fierce; greedy. |
| mahatma |
(sometimes capitalized) in Buddhism and theosophy, any of a class of persons revered for their wisdom and love of humanity. |
| nonpareil |
a person or thing whose excellence is unequaled; paragon. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
| stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |
| triage |
a system of determining priority of medical treatment, on the basis of need, chances of survival, and the like, to victims on a battlefield or in a hospital emergency ward. |