| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| bilge |
the rounded part of a ship's hull between the bottom and the sides. |
| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| cachet |
prestige. |
| compunction |
uneasiness about the propriety or suitability of an action; qualm. |
| deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| germane |
having relevance to a given matter; pertinent; significant. |
| imbroglio |
a difficult, confused, or complicated situation, often involving a misunderstanding, disagreement, or quarrel. |
| incursion |
a raid or sudden invasion. |
| malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
| putrefaction |
the act or process of rotting or decomposing. |
| raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |
| Saturnalia |
an occasion of unrestrained revelry. |