adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
alluvium |
sand, soil, gravel, or the like deposited by moving water, as along a river bed. |
cloture |
in U.S. parliamentary procedure, a method of ending debate and causing an immediate vote on the matter being discussed. |
disingenuous |
not candid or sincere. |
disquisition |
a formal, often lengthy, oral or written discussion of a subject. |
invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
lupine2 |
fierce; greedy. |
mahatma |
(sometimes capitalized) in Buddhism and theosophy, any of a class of persons revered for their wisdom and love of humanity. |
mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
obviate |
to prevent or eliminate in advance; render unnecessary or irrelevant. |
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. |
penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
reprobate |
an evil or lawless person, often beyond hope of redemption. |