abut |
to adjoin or press against; be next to; border on. |
adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
caparison |
decorative trappings to cover a horse's saddle or harness. |
cloture |
in U.S. parliamentary procedure, a method of ending debate and causing an immediate vote on the matter being discussed. |
cyst |
a small pouch within body tissue that is filled with fluid or air. Some cysts are connected with serious disease, but most are not harmful at all. |
debauch |
to lead or seduce into immorality or intemperance; corrupt. |
erratic |
not expected or predicted; not regular. |
forswear |
to give up or renounce, often with an oath or pledge. |
gloaming |
late evening; dusk; twilight. |
humanism |
a doctrine or mode of thought that gives highest importance to human dignity, values, potentials, and achievements. |
inchoate |
partially or imperfectly developed. |
nonpareil |
a person or thing whose excellence is unequaled; paragon. |
obfuscate |
to make (something) seem or be difficult to understand; obscure or darken. |
raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |