| abysmal |
of vast extent; unmeasurable; extreme. |
| cavalier |
carefree and offhand; nonchalant. |
| emulous |
filled with the desire to equal or surpass. |
| facsimile |
an exact copy or duplicate of something printed or of a picture. |
| gossamer |
delicately fine, gauzelike, or filmy. |
| highbrow |
one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly). |
| immaculate |
not dirty; completely clean. |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
| ligature |
a band or tie. |
| liminal |
of or at the threshold of a physiological or psychological response or change of state. |
| mélange |
a mixture, usually of very dissimilar elements. |
| nonfeasance |
in law, failure to perform a required duty, as by a public official. |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |