| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| benign |
causing little or no harm. |
| Byzantine |
characterized by complexity and intrigue. |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| compunction |
uneasiness about the propriety or suitability of an action; qualm. |
| conclave |
a secret, private, or confidential meeting or gathering. |
| cravat |
a scarf or band of cloth tied loosely about the neck. |
| effluvium |
an outflow of usually invisible, foul-smelling vapor or gas. |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| maverick |
a person who thinks and behaves independently, especially one who refuses to adhere to the orthodoxy of the group to which he or she belongs. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| Sabbatarian |
one who observes the Sabbath on Saturday, as Jews and certain Christians. |
| sequester |
to remove into protection and isolation; seclude. |
| vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |