adamantine
rock-solid in firmness of constitution or character
animadvert
observe and critique
bugbear
bogeyman; cause of dread
credulous
loose with belief on weak or nonexistent evidence; impressionable
cursorily
hastily and sloppily, without taking account of details
ephemeron
something that quickly winks out of existence
expostulate
speak at some length about and describe
factitious
false
immutable
not changeable
impious
not pious; irreverent; disrespectful
inculcated
taught via pressure (in contrast to persuasion)
inefficacious
not effective
inimical
hostile or unfriendly; in a contrasting manner
insuperable
incapable of being overcome
irrefragable
invulnerable to refutation
lugubrious
mournful; so dismal it is nearly humorous
meliorate
assuage; make a bad situation better
meretricious
meritless; tawdry
panacea
a universal remedy
parity
equality or equity
puerile
childish
purblind
partly blind; myopic; mentally dim
satiety
fullness or completeness; being completely full
scrupulous
carefully exact; painstaking; guided by strict morality
sedulous
diligent
seraglio
harem; sultan's palace
specious
deceptive
superlative
the extreme or exaggerated form, especially of praise
supine
lying on one's back or with one's face upward
vitiate
debase or hollow out; suck the spirit out
