| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| argot |
the vocabulary or jargon characteristic of a specific group or class, especially of criminals. |
| bibulous |
addicted to alcohol; alcoholic. |
| blithe |
indifferent or casual; unconcerned. |
| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| demotic |
of or relating to the common people; popular. |
| flagitious |
viciously or shamefully wicked; infamous. |
| internecine |
of or pertaining to conflict, discord, or struggle within a group. |
| invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
| maunder |
to speak in an aimless or foolish way; babble. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
| recant |
to withdraw from commitment to (a former position or statement), especially publicly; retract. |
| shunt |
to turn or move aside or out of the way; divert. |