| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| concur |
to share the same opinion; agree. |
| discountenance |
to embarrass or disconcert. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| erudite |
having or showing a high level of scholarly knowledge; learned. |
| impermeable |
not permitting passage or penetration. |
| indomitable |
too strong to be subdued or discouraged; unconquerable. |
| inveigle |
to entice or ensnare by clever talk or flattery. |
| lattice |
a flat framework made with strips of wood or other material. The strips cross each other and have open spaces in between. A lattice is often used as a screen on a porch or in a garden. |
| linguistics |
(used with a singular verb) the scientific and historical study of the form and structure of human language. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
| pretentious |
assuming or marked by an air of importance or superiority that is unwarranted. |
| repine |
to express or feel unhappiness; complain; fret. |
| surcingle |
a girth or belt that wraps around the body of a horse to secure a saddle, pack, or the like to its back. |