| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| condign |
well-deserved or fitting, especially of punishment or reprimand. |
| curmudgeon |
an irritable or ill-tempered person. |
| derision |
mockery or ridicule. |
| fixation |
an obsession, especially one that interferes with normal functioning. |
| guru |
in a cult or religious movement, a spiritual guide or leader, sometimes believed to be divine. |
| heterodox |
deviating from an officially approved belief or doctrine, especially in religion. |
| lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
| picayune |
having little value or significance; small; paltry. |
| regicide |
the murderer of a king. |
| shunt |
to turn or move aside or out of the way; divert. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |
| stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |