| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| assail |
to attack with vigor or violence; assault. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| extort |
to extract or obtain (money or the like) by force, threats, or abuse of authority. |
| forbear |
to keep or abstain from (an action or utterance). |
| hypocrisy |
the practice or an instance of stating or pretending to hold beliefs or principles that one does not actually live by; insincerity. |
| imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| inadvertent |
not planned or intended; unintentional. |
| lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
| oblique |
not direct or straightforward in intent, means, or achievement; indirect or devious. |
| pungent |
sharp and strong in taste or smell. |
| refulgent |
shining brilliantly; radiant. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |
| stentorian |
extremely loud and powerful. |