| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
| crass |
lacking in sensitivity or refinement; crude. |
| disallow |
to refuse to allow or admit; reject. |
| diurnal |
occurring or active during, or belonging to, the daytime rather than nighttime. |
| equivocal |
having at least two plausible alternative meanings, often intentionally so in order to deceive or avoid commitment; ambiguous. |
| exegesis |
a critical explanation or interpretive analysis, especially of religious texts. |
| extrinsic |
not inherent or essential; extraneous. |
| inflection |
change that occurs in the form of words to show a grammatical characteristic such as the tense of a verb, the number of a noun, or the degree of an adjective or adverb. |
| insipid |
having a bland or uninteresting flavor; tasteless. |
| malapropism |
the humorous or ridiculous misuse of a word, especially by using a word that sounds similar to the correct word, but whose meaning is inappropriate. |
| oblivious |
not conscious or paying attention; unknowing or unaware (usually followed by "to" or "of"). |
| sanguine |
having an optimistic temperament or outlook. |
| scion |
an offspring or heir. |
| vitiate |
to harm the quality of; mar; spoil. |