| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| chary |
not dispensing freely. |
| disencumber |
to remove burdens or hindrances from. |
| exegesis |
a critical explanation or interpretive analysis, especially of religious texts. |
| facetious |
not serious; humorous or frivolous. |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| jejune |
lacking interest or liveliness; dull. |
| louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
| mélange |
a mixture, usually of very dissimilar elements. |
| modular |
designed with standardized units that may be arranged or connected in a variety of ways. |
| recessional |
a piece of music that accompanies the exit of participants in a program or religious ceremony. |
| scion |
an offspring or heir. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |
| voluble |
characterized by a steady flow of words; fluent; talkative. |