| adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| canny |
difficult to fool or take advantage of; shrewd; wary; clever. |
| facetious |
not serious; humorous or frivolous. |
| imprimatur |
any official permission or sanction. |
| lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
| lanugo |
fine, soft hair, especially that with which a human fetus or newborn is covered. |
| nonpareil |
a person or thing whose excellence is unequaled; paragon. |
| oppugn |
to oppose, contradict, criticize, or call into question. |
| quadrant |
any of the four parts that result when an area is divided by two lines, real or imaginary, that intersect each other at right angles. |
| reprisal |
injury inflicted in retaliation for injury received, as in war; revenge. |
| reprobate |
an evil or lawless person, often beyond hope of redemption. |
| Saturnalia |
an occasion of unrestrained revelry. |