| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| alluvium |
sand, soil, gravel, or the like deposited by moving water, as along a river bed. |
| apprise |
to inform (often followed by "of"). |
| ascertain |
to learn without question; determine. |
| baleful |
threatening harm; full of malice; ominous. |
| canny |
difficult to fool or take advantage of; shrewd; wary; clever. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| eidetic |
pertaining to or designating the ability to recall images in almost perfect detail. |
| euphoria |
a strong feeling of well-being or elation, sometimes unrealistic or unwarranted, and able to be induced by certain drugs. |
| gullible |
believing almost anything; easily tricked. |
| intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
| luminary |
a famous, important, or inspirational person. |
| spurn |
to reject, refuse, or treat with scorn; disdain; despise. |
| topography |
the shape of the earth's surface across an area or region. The topography of an area includes the size and location of hills and dips in the land. |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |