[ ad-uh-man-teen ]

utterly unyielding or firm in attitude or opinion

[ bel-es-pree ]

a person of great wit or intellect

[ vur-choo-oh-soh ]

a person who has special knowledge or skill in a field

[ kuhn-dahyn ]

well-deserved; fitting; adequate

[ sof-uh-stree ]

a false argument; sophism

[ tohm ]

a book, especially a large, heavy, scholarly one

[ svelt ]

slim; slender in figure or lithe

[ sood-n-im ]

a fictitious name used by an author to conceal his or her identity; pen name

[ uh-mal-guhm ]

a blend or mixture