| adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| ambidextrous |
able to use both the left and right hands with equal skill. |
| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
| conjoin |
to combine for a common purpose. |
| espouse |
to take up, hold, or commit oneself to (a cause, idea, or belief); embrace. |
| facetious |
not serious; humorous or frivolous. |
| humanism |
a doctrine or mode of thought that gives highest importance to human dignity, values, potentials, and achievements. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. |
| irrefragable |
impossible to refute or dispute; undeniable. |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| lapidary |
an expert on or dealer in gemstones. |
| preferment |
the act of promoting or being promoted to a higher position or office. |