| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| apotheosis |
a perfect or ideal example; epitome. |
| Byzantine |
characterized by complexity and intrigue. |
| doggerel |
trivial, crudely constructed verse. |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| indolence |
the tendency to avoid exertion or effort; laziness. |
| laureate |
one honored for achievement in a particular field or by a particular award, especially in the arts or sciences. |
| mendicant |
living on charity; begging. |
| occlude |
to close or obstruct (a passage or opening, one's vision, or the like). |
| pastiche |
a work of visual art, music, or literature that consists mostly of materials and techniques borrowed from other works, sometimes done as an exercise to learn the technique of others. |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |
| regicide |
the murderer of a king. |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |
| vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |