| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| amortize |
to deduct (expenditures) by fixed amounts over a period of time. |
| antediluvian |
hopelessly old-fashioned; primitive; outdated. |
| astute |
keen in understanding and judgment; shrewd. |
| concur |
to share the same opinion; agree. |
| cyst |
a small pouch within body tissue that is filled with fluid or air. Some cysts are connected with serious disease, but most are not harmful at all. |
| heinous |
extremely wicked or despicable; atrocious. |
| imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
| imbroglio |
a difficult, confused, or complicated situation, often involving a misunderstanding, disagreement, or quarrel. |
| oblique |
not direct or straightforward in intent, means, or achievement; indirect or devious. |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| pronate |
to turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm of the hand faces down or backwards. |
| sequester |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude. |
| spurn |
to reject, refuse, or treat with scorn; disdain; despise. |
| topography |
the shape of the earth's surface across an area or region. The topography of an area includes the size and location of hills and dips in the land. |