| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| apposite |
fitting; pertinent; appropriate. |
| baleful |
threatening harm; full of malice; ominous. |
| descry |
to see or make out, especially something obscured or at a distance. |
| glut |
a greater supply or amount than is needed. |
| idiosyncrasy |
a characteristic of temperament, habit, or physical structure particular to a given individual or group; peculiarity. |
| malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
| misanthrope |
someone who hates or distrusts humanity. |
| nostrum |
a favorite but unproven scheme or theory, offered as a remedy for social or political problems; panacea. |
| parvenu |
a person who has suddenly acquired wealth or status, without acquiring the tastes, manners, customs, or the like of his or her new station. |
| peripatetic |
walking or traveling around; going from place to place; itinerant. |
| peroration |
the concluding part of a speech in which there is a summing up of the principal points. |
| recrudesce |
to become active again or break out anew, as a disease or harmful condition. |
| reprobate |
an evil or lawless person, often beyond hope of redemption. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |