| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| coir |
the fiber made from coconut husks, used for matting, rope, or the like. |
| collateral |
property or other security put forward to guarantee repayment of a loan. |
| conjoin |
to combine for a common purpose. |
| delectation |
enjoyment; delight; pleasure. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| duress |
intimidation or coercion. |
| equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| opprobrious |
expressing condemnation or scorn; accusing of shameful behavior. |
| raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |
| sylph |
a slender, graceful woman or girl. |
| 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. |