| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| constrict |
to pull or squeeze in; make smaller or more narrow; tighten. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| equivocal |
having at least two plausible alternative meanings, often intentionally so in order to deceive or avoid commitment; ambiguous. |
| facetious |
not serious; humorous or frivolous. |
| guru |
in a cult or religious movement, a spiritual guide or leader, sometimes believed to be divine. |
| imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
| lambent |
glowing softly. |
| peremptory |
not permitting refusal or disobedience. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| refulgent |
shining brilliantly; radiant. |
| sanctimony |
a pretense of righteousness or piety; feigned devotion or holiness. |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |
| scabrous |
characterized by a rough or scaly surface, as the leaf of a plant. |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |