| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| ascertain |
to learn without question; determine. |
| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| berate |
to reproach or scold severely. |
| caste |
the status conferred by the class to which one belongs. |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| fealty |
faithfulness or loyalty. |
| foment |
to encourage the development of; instigate or foster. |
| halcyon |
tranquil; peaceful; calm. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| incursion |
a raid or sudden invasion. |
| invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
| irrefragable |
impossible to refute or dispute; undeniable. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| topography |
the shape of the earth's surface across an area or region. The topography of an area includes the size and location of hills and dips in the land. |