| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| apocryphal |
of dubious authorship or authority. |
| berate |
to reproach or scold severely. |
| corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
| effete |
marked by excessive refinement or delicateness of taste. |
| epicure |
a person who has cultivated tastes, as in food or wine; connoisseur. |
| flak |
(informal) irritating opposition, criticism, or dissent. |
| flummox |
(informal) to confuse or puzzle. |
| idiosyncrasy |
a characteristic of temperament, habit, or physical structure particular to a given individual or group; peculiarity. |
| impermeable |
not permitting passage or penetration. |
| inanition |
a state of exhaustion caused by a lack of nourishment. |
| oligarchy |
a government or state in which only a relatively few people or members of a family have real power. |
| Sabbatarian |
one who observes the Sabbath on Saturday, as Jews and certain Christians. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |