| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| adulteration |
the act or process of making worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| attune |
to adjust so as to be harmonious. |
| bathos |
a sudden descent from an exalted style or esteemed state to the commonplace. |
| centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
| daunt |
to lessen the determination of; intimidate; discourage. |
| laconic |
using very few words; succinct; terse. |
| malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
| opprobrious |
expressing condemnation or scorn; accusing of shameful behavior. |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| preferment |
the act of promoting or being promoted to a higher position or office. |
| pungent |
sharp and strong in taste or smell. |
| raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |