| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
| arrant |
complete; unmitigated; downright. |
| beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
| coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
| derision |
mockery or ridicule. |
| encomium |
a formal expression of praise. |
| homily |
any discourse offering moral advice or admonitions. |
| nonplus |
to cause (someone) to be unable to think of what to say, do, or decide; perplex; bewilder. |
| otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. |
| pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. |
| pastiche |
a work of visual art, music, or literature that consists mostly of materials and techniques borrowed from other works, sometimes done as an exercise to learn the technique of others. |
| reprobate |
an evil or lawless person, often beyond hope of redemption. |
| scabrous |
characterized by a rough or scaly surface, as the leaf of a plant. |
| stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |