| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
| cloture |
in U.S. parliamentary procedure, a method of ending debate and causing an immediate vote on the matter being discussed. |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| derision |
mockery or ridicule. |
| fealty |
faithfulness or loyalty. |
| garrulous |
given to talking excessively. |
| incessant |
never stopping; constant. |
| magnum opus |
a great work of art, literature, or music, especially a particular person's masterpiece. |
| malapropism |
the humorous or ridiculous misuse of a word, especially by using a word that sounds similar to the correct word, but whose meaning is inappropriate. |
| mésalliance |
marriage with someone of lower social standing than oneself. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| unabashed |
not feeling or showing embarrassment, uneasiness, or shame. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |