| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| ascertain |
to learn without question; determine. |
| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| derision |
mockery or ridicule. |
| descry |
to see or make out, especially something obscured or at a distance. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| entreat |
to beg for something, or to do something. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| limn |
to paint or draw. |
| magnum opus |
a great work of art, literature, or music, especially a particular person's masterpiece. |
| nonfeasance |
in law, failure to perform a required duty, as by a public official. |
| obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |
| sagacious |
possessing or characterized by good judgment and common sense; wise. |
| vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |