| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usually defamatory to someone. |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| eidetic |
pertaining to or designating the ability to recall images in almost perfect detail. |
| forbear |
to keep or abstain from (an action or utterance). |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| gnomic |
short and pithy, as an aphorism. |
| liminal |
of or at the threshold of a physiological or psychological response or change of state. |
| linguistics |
(used with a singular verb) the scientific and historical study of the form and structure of human language. |
| macrocosm |
a large unit or entity that represents on a large scale one of its smaller components. |
| mésalliance |
marriage with someone of lower social standing than oneself. |
| noisome |
offensive or disgusting, especially in smell; foul. |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |