| adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| adulteration |
the act or process of making worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| alluvium |
sand, soil, gravel, or the like deposited by moving water, as along a river bed. |
| boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
| deadeye |
an expert shooter. |
| descant |
a secondary, usually higher, melody that is played or sung at the same time as the chief melody. |
| granulate |
to make into small particles or grains. |
| hirsute |
covered with hair or stiff hairs; hairy or shaggy. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
| nonfeasance |
in law, failure to perform a required duty, as by a public official. |
| oblique |
not direct or straightforward in intent, means, or achievement; indirect or devious. |
| opprobrious |
expressing condemnation or scorn; accusing of shameful behavior. |
| pleonasm |
a redundant word, phrase, or expression. |
| repine |
to express or feel unhappiness; complain; fret. |