| adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| amortize |
to deduct (expenditures) by fixed amounts over a period of time. |
| arrant |
complete; unmitigated; downright. |
| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| conclave |
a secret, private, or confidential meeting or gathering. |
| deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
| discomfit |
to upset or confuse. |
| gloaming |
late evening; dusk; twilight. |
| guru |
in a cult or religious movement, a spiritual guide or leader, sometimes believed to be divine. |
| innocuous |
not capable of causing damage; harmless. |
| jejune |
lacking interest or liveliness; dull. |
| perilous |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous. |
| periphrasis |
an indirect or roundabout way of phrasing something; circumlocution. |
| salvo |
the firing of guns or other firearms simultaneously or in succession, especially as a salute. |
| spurn |
to reject, refuse, or treat with scorn; disdain; despise. |