| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| aggregate |
a sum, combination, or composite of separable elements. |
| apposite |
fitting; pertinent; appropriate. |
| austerity |
a tightened or stringent economy, as when there are high taxes, frozen wages, and shortages of consumer goods. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| fledge |
to grow flight feathers. |
| insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
| misanthrope |
someone who hates or distrusts humanity. |
| neophyte |
a beginner or novice at any activity. |
| oppugn |
to oppose, contradict, criticize, or call into question. |
| prolix |
wordy and boringly long. |
| sanctimony |
a pretense of righteousness or piety; feigned devotion or holiness. |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |
| surcingle |
a girth or belt that wraps around the body of a horse to secure a saddle, pack, or the like to its back. |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |