| adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| bibulous |
addicted to alcohol; alcoholic. |
| commodious |
comfortably spacious; roomy. |
| devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
| disallow |
to refuse to allow or admit; reject. |
| epigraph |
a pertinent quotation or motto, especially found at the beginning of a literary work or of a chapter. |
| exceptionable |
likely to be objected to; objectionable. |
| gnomic |
short and pithy, as an aphorism. |
| guru |
in a cult or religious movement, a spiritual guide or leader, sometimes believed to be divine. |
| irrefragable |
impossible to refute or dispute; undeniable. |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| redoubtable |
inspiring fear; formidable. |
| shyster |
a person, usually a lawyer, who uses underhanded, unethical methods. |
| stridulate |
to produce a shrill grating, creaking, or chirping sound by rubbing certain parts of the body together, as some insects do. |
| vitiate |
to harm the quality of; mar; spoil. |