| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| aggregate |
a sum, combination, or composite of separable elements. |
| apprise |
to inform (often followed by "of"). |
| boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
| declivity |
a downward or descending slope. |
| disallow |
to refuse to allow or admit; reject. |
| extirpate |
to get rid of completely, as if by pulling up the roots; root out. |
| flummox |
(informal) to confuse or puzzle. |
| incursion |
a raid or sudden invasion. |
| indomitable |
too strong to be subdued or discouraged; unconquerable. |
| nonpareil |
a person or thing whose excellence is unequaled; paragon. |
| recidivism |
chronic return to bad habits, especially criminal relapse. |
| syntax |
the word order or pattern of word order in a sentence. |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |
| voluble |
characterized by a steady flow of words; fluent; talkative. |