| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| conversant |
familiar; acquainted; practiced (usually followed by "with" or "in"). |
| desiccate |
to remove the moisture in (food) so as to preserve it. |
| gossamer |
delicately fine, gauzelike, or filmy. |
| hagiography |
an admiring and uncritical biography of anyone. |
| immiscible |
not able to be mixed or blended. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| imprimatur |
any official permission or sanction. |
| limn |
to paint or draw. |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
| ostentation |
a showy display to impress others. |
| picayune |
having little value or significance; small; paltry. |
| repose2 |
to put or place (confidence, hope, or the like) in someone or something. |
| sanctimony |
a pretense of righteousness or piety; feigned devotion or holiness. |