| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| adulteration |
the act or process of making worse or impure by adding unnecessary or inferior ingredients. |
| assail |
to attack with vigor or violence; assault. |
| augury |
the art or practice or an instance of predicting the future or obtaining hidden knowledge by interpreting omens. |
| belabor |
to continue excessive efforts on or excessive discussion of. |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
| crass |
lacking in sensitivity or refinement; crude. |
| cyst |
a small pouch within body tissue that is filled with fluid or air. Some cysts are connected with serious disease, but most are not harmful at all. |
| diatribe |
a bitter, abusive attack in speech or writing. |
| heterodox |
deviating from an officially approved belief or doctrine, especially in religion. |
| ineluctable |
impossible to be avoided; inescapable. |
| jejune |
lacking interest or liveliness; dull. |
| quondam |
having been in the past; former. |
| truculent |
extremely hostile or belligerent; inclined to fight. |