| adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| apocryphal |
of dubious authorship or authority. |
| coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
| consummate |
of the highest order or degree. |
| debouch |
to advance out of a confined or narrow space such as a canyon into open country. |
| flummox |
(informal) to confuse or puzzle. |
| intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
| kismet |
destiny, fortune, or fate. |
| lorgnette |
eyeglasses, such as opera glasses, that have a short handle by which one holds them in position. |
| magnum opus |
a great work of art, literature, or music, especially a particular person's masterpiece. |
| naturalism |
in literature, a method of depicting life that reflects a philosophy of determinism. |
| oblivious |
not conscious or paying attention; unknowing or unaware (usually followed by "to" or "of"). |
| penumbra |
an indefinite, borderline area. |
| revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |