| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| canard |
a deliberately false story or rumor, usually defamatory to someone. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| derelict |
failing to fulfill one's responsibilities or obligations; remiss. |
| emulous |
filled with the desire to equal or surpass. |
| glean |
to gather or discover (facts, information, or the like) a little at a time. |
| gloaming |
late evening; dusk; twilight. |
| gossamer |
delicately fine, gauzelike, or filmy. |
| halcyon |
tranquil; peaceful; calm. |
| idiosyncrasy |
a characteristic of temperament, habit, or physical structure particular to a given individual or group; peculiarity. |
| imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
| otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. |
| picayune |
having little value or significance; small; paltry. |
| preferment |
the act of promoting or being promoted to a higher position or office. |
| surcingle |
a girth or belt that wraps around the body of a horse to secure a saddle, pack, or the like to its back. |