| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
| argot |
the vocabulary or jargon characteristic of a specific group or class, especially of criminals. |
| assail |
to attack with vigor or violence; assault. |
| canny |
difficult to fool or take advantage of; shrewd; wary; clever. |
| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| impinge |
to encroach. |
| inchoate |
partially or imperfectly developed. |
| insularity |
the condition of being closed to new ideas or outside influences; narrow-mindedness. |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
| obviate |
to prevent or eliminate in advance; render unnecessary or irrelevant. |
| sanctimony |
a pretense of righteousness or piety; feigned devotion or holiness. |
| splenetic |
ill-tempered or spiteful. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |