| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| apprise |
to inform (often followed by "of"). |
| brash |
rudely self-assertive; bold; impudent. |
| devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
| eidetic |
pertaining to or designating the ability to recall images in almost perfect detail. |
| emulous |
filled with the desire to equal or surpass. |
| gnomic |
short and pithy, as an aphorism. |
| gossamer |
delicately fine, gauzelike, or filmy. |
| gullible |
believing almost anything; easily tricked. |
| mendicant |
living on charity; begging. |
| recessional |
a piece of music that accompanies the exit of participants in a program or religious ceremony. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |
| stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |
| sylph |
a slender, graceful woman or girl. |
| transpose |
to exchange the position or order of (two things). |