| adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| apprise |
to inform (often followed by "of"). |
| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| declivity |
a downward or descending slope. |
| discomfit |
to upset or confuse. |
| expatiate |
to discuss something at great length; describe in great detail. |
| extempore |
without plan or preparation; impromptu or improvised. |
| gossamer |
delicately fine, gauzelike, or filmy. |
| humanism |
a doctrine or mode of thought that gives highest importance to human dignity, values, potentials, and achievements. |
| incredulous |
not able to believe something. |
| indolence |
the tendency to avoid exertion or effort; laziness. |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
| pathos |
a quality in life or art that evokes pity, sadness, or compassion. |
| woebegone |
displaying or full of distress. |