| adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| conclave |
a secret, private, or confidential meeting or gathering. |
| contretemps |
an embarrassing or unfortunate happening; mishap; mischance. |
| despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
| eidetic |
pertaining to or designating the ability to recall images in almost perfect detail. |
| epistolary |
established or continued through letters. |
| festoon |
a decorative chain or strip of ribbons, flowers, leaves, or the like, suspended at the ends and hung in a curve. |
| gullible |
believing almost anything; easily tricked. |
| malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
| opprobrious |
expressing condemnation or scorn; accusing of shameful behavior. |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| pretentious |
assuming or marked by an air of importance or superiority that is unwarranted. |
| reprobate |
an evil or lawless person, often beyond hope of redemption. |
| shibboleth |
a slogan, phrase, or belief that characterizes or is held devotedly by a group. |
| shunt |
to turn or move aside or out of the way; divert. |