| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| caparison |
decorative trappings to cover a horse's saddle or harness. |
| caste |
the status conferred by the class to which one belongs. |
| descant |
a secondary, usually higher, melody that is played or sung at the same time as the chief melody. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| ineptitude |
incompetence; lack of skill. |
| irrefragable |
impossible to refute or dispute; undeniable. |
| macrocosm |
a large unit or entity that represents on a large scale one of its smaller components. |
| noisome |
offensive or disgusting, especially in smell; foul. |
| nonplus |
to cause (someone) to be unable to think of what to say, do, or decide; perplex; bewilder. |
| panegyric |
a formal speech or piece of writing devoted to publicly praising a person or thing. |
| pastiche |
a work of visual art, music, or literature that consists mostly of materials and techniques borrowed from other works, sometimes done as an exercise to learn the technique of others. |
| repose2 |
to put or place (confidence, hope, or the like) in someone or something. |
| schadenfreude |
(often capitalized) pleasure derived from the misfortune of others. |
| unabashed |
not feeling or showing embarrassment, uneasiness, or shame. |