| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| canny |
difficult to fool or take advantage of; shrewd; wary; clever. |
| denigrate |
to deny the worth of; sneer at; belittle. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| idiosyncrasy |
a characteristic of temperament, habit, or physical structure particular to a given individual or group; peculiarity. |
| imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
| immiscible |
not able to be mixed or blended. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| neophyte |
a beginner or novice at any activity. |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
| omnibus |
concerning or including a large collection of things. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| reprise |
repetition of a musical phrase or theme in an identical or slightly altered way. |
| stentorian |
extremely loud and powerful. |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |