| adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| deposition |
a sworn statement, usually in writing, for use as testimony by an absent witness in a court of law. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| epistemology |
the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin, nature, and limits of human knowledge. |
| halcyon |
tranquil; peaceful; calm. |
| jubilate |
to feel joyful; rejoice; exult. |
| lenitive |
mitigating pain, discomfort, or distress; soothing. |
| modular |
designed with standardized units that may be arranged or connected in a variety of ways. |
| periphrasis |
an indirect or roundabout way of phrasing something; circumlocution. |
| pretentious |
assuming or marked by an air of importance or superiority that is unwarranted. |
| surcingle |
a girth or belt that wraps around the body of a horse to secure a saddle, pack, or the like to its back. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |