| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| austerity |
a tightened or stringent economy, as when there are high taxes, frozen wages, and shortages of consumer goods. |
| brash |
rudely self-assertive; bold; impudent. |
| cognizant |
aware; informed (usually followed by "of"). |
| corollary |
a readily drawn conclusion; deduction or inference. |
| dawdle |
to waste time; be slow. |
| disingenuous |
not candid or sincere. |
| humanism |
a doctrine or mode of thought that gives highest importance to human dignity, values, potentials, and achievements. |
| incumbent |
currently holding an office or position. |
| maunder |
to speak in an aimless or foolish way; babble. |
| nonfeasance |
in law, failure to perform a required duty, as by a public official. |
| recondite |
involving profound concepts and complexities; not easily understood. |
| seminal |
of critical importance; essential. |
| travesty |
something so grotesque or inferior as to seem a parody. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |