adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
banal |
lacking originality or liveliness; disappointingly ordinary; commonplace; trite. |
bellicose |
easily incited to quarrel or fight; belligerent. |
blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
cognoscente |
someone who has exceptional knowledge in a given area, especially of fashion, literature, or the fine arts; connoisseur. |
collateral |
property or other security put forward to guarantee repayment of a loan. |
delectation |
enjoyment; delight; pleasure. |
flange |
a collar or rim that projects from a pipe, housing, or the like to provide strength, stability, or a place for attaching other parts. |
inveigle |
to entice or ensnare by clever talk or flattery. |
lambent |
glowing softly. |
lupine2 |
fierce; greedy. |
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. |
refulgent |
shining brilliantly; radiant. |
sagacious |
possessing or characterized by good judgment and common sense; wise. |