| 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. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| dissemble |
to disguise or hide behind a false semblance; conceal the true nature or state of. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| immiscible |
not able to be mixed or blended. |
| imprimatur |
any official permission or sanction. |
| ineluctable |
impossible to be avoided; inescapable. |
| innocuous |
not capable of causing damage; harmless. |
| insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
| lanugo |
fine, soft hair, especially that with which a human fetus or newborn is covered. |
| pretentious |
assuming or marked by an air of importance or superiority that is unwarranted. |
| proselytize |
to convert or try actively to convert (others) to one's own beliefs or religion. |
| revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |