| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| appellative |
a descriptive name or title, as "Terrible" in "Ivan the Terrible". |
| baneful |
causing or leading to death, destruction, or ruin; harmful or deadly. |
| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| declivity |
a downward or descending slope. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| epistemology |
the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin, nature, and limits of human knowledge. |
| ersatz |
serving as a substitute, especially when of inferior quality. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| gossamer |
delicately fine, gauzelike, or filmy. |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| interdict |
to deter or impede by the steady use of firepower. |
| pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. |
| recondite |
involving profound concepts and complexities; not easily understood. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |