| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| bilge |
the rounded part of a ship's hull between the bottom and the sides. |
| cavalier |
carefree and offhand; nonchalant. |
| condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
| dawdle |
to waste time; be slow. |
| deterge |
to cleanse, wash, or wipe off. |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| extort |
to extract or obtain (money or the like) by force, threats, or abuse of authority. |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| imprimatur |
any official permission or sanction. |
| naturalism |
in literature, a method of depicting life that reflects a philosophy of determinism. |
| obtrude |
to thrust or force (oneself, one's concerns, or one's opinions) on another or others without being asked. |
| phlegmatic |
not given to shows of emotion or interest; slow to excite. |
| schadenfreude |
(often capitalized) pleasure derived from the misfortune of others. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |