| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| apocryphal |
of dubious authorship or authority. |
| cavalier |
carefree and offhand; nonchalant. |
| consummate |
of the highest order or degree. |
| descry |
to see or make out, especially something obscured or at a distance. |
| disaffection |
an absence or loss of good will, faith, or loyalty, especially toward a government, principle, or the like. |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| epistemology |
the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin, nature, and limits of human knowledge. |
| impugn |
to call into question; challenge or try to discredit. |
| inadvertent |
not planned or intended; unintentional. |
| incredulous |
not able to believe something. |
| innocuous |
not capable of causing damage; harmless. |
| lapidary |
an expert on or dealer in gemstones. |
| maverick |
a person who thinks and behaves independently, especially one who refuses to adhere to the orthodoxy of the group to which he or she belongs. |
| rapacious |
capable of capturing and eating live prey; predacious. |