| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| benign |
causing little or no harm. |
| blithe |
indifferent or casual; unconcerned. |
| disingenuous |
not candid or sincere. |
| ersatz |
serving as a substitute, especially when of inferior quality. |
| flange |
a collar or rim that projects from a pipe, housing, or the like to provide strength, stability, or a place for attaching other parts. |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| glean |
to gather or discover (facts, information, or the like) a little at a time. |
| guru |
in a cult or religious movement, a spiritual guide or leader, sometimes believed to be divine. |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
| malapropism |
the humorous or ridiculous misuse of a word, especially by using a word that sounds similar to the correct word, but whose meaning is inappropriate. |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
| surcingle |
a girth or belt that wraps around the body of a horse to secure a saddle, pack, or the like to its back. |
| untoward |
unexpected and unfortunate. |