| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| attune |
to adjust so as to be harmonious. |
| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| caparison |
decorative trappings to cover a horse's saddle or harness. |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
| declivity |
a downward or descending slope. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| hypocrisy |
the practice or an instance of stating or pretending to hold beliefs or principles that one does not actually live by; insincerity. |
| munificent |
having or showing great generosity. |
| oblique |
not direct or straightforward in intent, means, or achievement; indirect or devious. |
| purvey |
to supply or provide (especially food, drink, or other provisions). |
| stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |