| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| appellation |
a name, title, or other designation. |
| blandishment |
(often plural) flattering or coaxing remarks or stratagems intended to persuade. |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
| derelict |
failing to fulfill one's responsibilities or obligations; remiss. |
| descant |
a secondary, usually higher, melody that is played or sung at the same time as the chief melody. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| indomitable |
too strong to be subdued or discouraged; unconquerable. |
| intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| penumbra |
an indefinite, borderline area. |
| rapacious |
capable of capturing and eating live prey; predacious. |
| vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |