| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| bereft |
deprived or stripped of something. |
| convoluted |
complex; intricate. |
| deposition |
a sworn statement, usually in writing, for use as testimony by an absent witness in a court of law. |
| divergence |
the act of separating and moving or leading in different directions. |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| extirpate |
to get rid of completely, as if by pulling up the roots; root out. |
| innocuous |
not capable of causing damage; harmless. |
| lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
| recidivism |
chronic return to bad habits, especially criminal relapse. |
| reprisal |
injury inflicted in retaliation for injury received, as in war; revenge. |
| sartorial |
of or pertaining to tailors or tailored clothing, especially men's clothing. |
| scion |
an offspring or heir. |
| vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |