| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| bibulous |
addicted to alcohol; alcoholic. |
| cavalier |
carefree and offhand; nonchalant. |
| coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
| colloquialism |
a word or phrase typically used in conversational, informal, or regional speech or writing, hence sometimes considered inappropriate in formal writing. |
| consternation |
surprise and alarm, leading to panic, deep disappointment, or total confusion. |
| cravat |
a scarf or band of cloth tied loosely about the neck. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| inveigle |
to entice or ensnare by clever talk or flattery. |
| mendicant |
living on charity; begging. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| penumbra |
an indefinite, borderline area. |
| stentorian |
extremely loud and powerful. |
| surcingle |
a girth or belt that wraps around the body of a horse to secure a saddle, pack, or the like to its back. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |