| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| apposite |
fitting; pertinent; appropriate. |
| cravat |
a scarf or band of cloth tied loosely about the neck. |
| decedent |
in law, one who has died. |
| disquisition |
a formal, often lengthy, oral or written discussion of a subject. |
| distraught |
mentally or emotionally unbalanced; crazed. |
| forswear |
to give up or renounce, often with an oath or pledge. |
| impute |
to ascribe or attribute to a source or cause. |
| indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| mahatma |
(sometimes capitalized) in Buddhism and theosophy, any of a class of persons revered for their wisdom and love of humanity. |
| rapacious |
capable of capturing and eating live prey; predacious. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |
| topography |
the shape of the earth's surface across an area or region. The topography of an area includes the size and location of hills and dips in the land. |
| untoward |
unexpected and unfortunate. |