| abut |
to adjoin or press against; be next to; border on. |
| adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
| appellative |
a descriptive name or title, as "Terrible" in "Ivan the Terrible". |
| appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
| atavism |
the recurrence or reappearance of a particular trait, style, attitude, or behavior that seemed to have disappeared, or that which has recurred or reappeared after such an absence. |
| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| bibulous |
addicted to alcohol; alcoholic. |
| disaffection |
an absence or loss of good will, faith, or loyalty, especially toward a government, principle, or the like. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| obviate |
to prevent or eliminate in advance; render unnecessary or irrelevant. |
| redoubtable |
inspiring fear; formidable. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |