| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| alfresco |
in the open air; outdoors. |
| apotheosis |
a perfect or ideal example; epitome. |
| atonement |
the act of making reparation for a sin, crime, error, or the like. |
| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| disabuse |
to free (a person) from misconception or deception; set straight. |
| equivocal |
having at least two plausible alternative meanings, often intentionally so in order to deceive or avoid commitment; ambiguous. |
| exceptionable |
likely to be objected to; objectionable. |
| gird |
to surround, bind, or encircle, as with a belt. |
| glean |
to gather or discover (facts, information, or the like) a little at a time. |
| ineluctable |
impossible to be avoided; inescapable. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| otiose |
having no purpose or use; unnecessary or futile. |
| parvenu |
a person who has suddenly acquired wealth or status, without acquiring the tastes, manners, customs, or the like of his or her new station. |
| preferment |
the act of promoting or being promoted to a higher position or office. |