adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
avow |
to assert or affirm. |
blithe |
indifferent or casual; unconcerned. |
condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
eidetic |
pertaining to or designating the ability to recall images in almost perfect detail. |
foment |
to encourage the development of; instigate or foster. |
gullible |
believing almost anything; easily tricked. |
hagiography |
an admiring and uncritical biography of anyone. |
heterodox |
deviating from an officially approved belief or doctrine, especially in religion. |
lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
putrefaction |
the act or process of rotting or decomposing. |
shyster |
a person, usually a lawyer, who uses underhanded, unethical methods. |
surcingle |
a girth or belt that wraps around the body of a horse to secure a saddle, pack, or the like to its back. |