| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| antediluvian |
hopelessly old-fashioned; primitive; outdated. |
| atonement |
the act of making reparation for a sin, crime, error, or the like. |
| boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
| corollary |
a readily drawn conclusion; deduction or inference. |
| demarcate |
to set apart or separate, as if with boundaries. |
| descry |
to see or make out, especially something obscured or at a distance. |
| effluvium |
an outflow of usually invisible, foul-smelling vapor or gas. |
| ersatz |
serving as a substitute, especially when of inferior quality. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. |
| mélange |
a mixture, usually of very dissimilar elements. |
| oligarchy |
a government or state in which only a relatively few people or members of a family have real power. |
| peremptory |
not permitting refusal or disobedience. |
| profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
| pungency |
sharpness or bite in taste or smell. |