| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| aplomb |
great self-confidence, composure, or poise. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| disencumber |
to remove burdens or hindrances from. |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| etiolate |
to weaken, especially through deprivation of normal development. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| inchoate |
partially or imperfectly developed. |
| malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
| mésalliance |
marriage with someone of lower social standing than oneself. |
| neophyte |
a beginner or novice at any activity. |
| obtrude |
to thrust or force (oneself, one's concerns, or one's opinions) on another or others without being asked. |
| otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |