| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| apropos |
appropriate; relevant; opportune. |
| brash |
rudely self-assertive; bold; impudent. |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| cavalier |
carefree and offhand; nonchalant. |
| derelict |
failing to fulfill one's responsibilities or obligations; remiss. |
| discomfit |
to upset or confuse. |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
| festoon |
a decorative chain or strip of ribbons, flowers, leaves, or the like, suspended at the ends and hung in a curve. |
| invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
| limn |
to paint or draw. |
| preferment |
the act of promoting or being promoted to a higher position or office. |
| sanguine |
having an optimistic temperament or outlook. |
| stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |