| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
| Draconian |
(often lower case) harshly cruel or rigorous. |
| equivocal |
having at least two plausible alternative meanings, often intentionally so in order to deceive or avoid commitment; ambiguous. |
| figurehead |
a person whose title sounds important but who has no real power. |
| impermeable |
not permitting passage or penetration. |
| impugn |
to call into question; challenge or try to discredit. |
| incessant |
never stopping; constant. |
| incumbent |
currently holding an office or position. |
| linguistics |
(used with a singular verb) the scientific and historical study of the form and structure of human language. |
| oblivious |
not conscious or paying attention; unknowing or unaware (usually followed by "to" or "of"). |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
| recurve |
to bend or curve back or backward, as the ends of certain shooting bows. |
| shibboleth |
a slogan, phrase, or belief that characterizes or is held devotedly by a group. |
| welter |
to roll about or wallow, as in mud or the open sea. |