| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| assail |
to attack with vigor or violence; assault. |
| baleful |
threatening harm; full of malice; ominous. |
| cravat |
a scarf or band of cloth tied loosely about the neck. |
| deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
| flagitious |
viciously or shamefully wicked; infamous. |
| glabrous |
having no hair or fuzz; bald; smooth. |
| imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
| kismet |
destiny, fortune, or fate. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| lorgnette |
eyeglasses, such as opera glasses, that have a short handle by which one holds them in position. |
| obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |
| reprobate |
an evil or lawless person, often beyond hope of redemption. |
| stipple |
a method of painting, drawing, or engraving by applying small points, dots, or dabs to a surface. |