| abysmal |
of vast extent; unmeasurable; extreme. |
| accretion |
the process of gradual increase or growth, especially by additions from the outside. |
| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
| burgeon |
to start to grow; send forth shoots, leaves, buds, or the like (often followed by "out" or "forth"). |
| extralegal |
not regulated or permitted by law; outside of legal authority. |
| heterodox |
deviating from an officially approved belief or doctrine, especially in religion. |
| impromptu |
without advance plan or preparation; spontaneously. |
| inquest |
a legal investigation, usually involving a jury, especially a coroner's investigation of a suspicious death. |
| invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
| 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. |
| profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
| reprise |
repetition of a musical phrase or theme in an identical or slightly altered way. |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |