| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| colloquialism |
a word or phrase typically used in conversational, informal, or regional speech or writing, hence sometimes considered inappropriate in formal writing. |
| disallow |
to refuse to allow or admit; reject. |
| diurnal |
occurring or active during, or belonging to, the daytime rather than nighttime. |
| eidetic |
pertaining to or designating the ability to recall images in almost perfect detail. |
| entreat |
to beg for something, or to do something. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| flange |
a collar or rim that projects from a pipe, housing, or the like to provide strength, stability, or a place for attaching other parts. |
| flummox |
(informal) to confuse or puzzle. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| naturalism |
in literature, a method of depicting life that reflects a philosophy of determinism. |
| obtrude |
to thrust or force (oneself, one's concerns, or one's opinions) on another or others without being asked. |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
| stridulate |
to produce a shrill grating, creaking, or chirping sound by rubbing certain parts of the body together, as some insects do. |