| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| apposite |
fitting; pertinent; appropriate. |
| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| chary |
not dispensing freely. |
| contumely |
contemptuous insolence; rudeness. |
| elide |
to leave out or slur, as a syllable or letter, in pronunciation. |
| extirpate |
to get rid of completely, as if by pulling up the roots; root out. |
| gloaming |
late evening; dusk; twilight. |
| gossamer |
delicately fine, gauzelike, or filmy. |
| guru |
in a cult or religious movement, a spiritual guide or leader, sometimes believed to be divine. |
| idyllic |
charmingly simple and natural, as a scene or experience; suggestive of peaceful countryside. |
| louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
| periphrasis |
an indirect or roundabout way of phrasing something; circumlocution. |
| pusillanimous |
shamefully timid; cowardly. |
| savor |
to give an impression; hint (usually followed by "of"). |