| adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| affidavit |
a written statement that is sworn in the presence of an authorized official to be true, used as legal evidence. |
| apocryphal |
of dubious authorship or authority. |
| arrant |
complete; unmitigated; downright. |
| condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
| doggerel |
trivial, crudely constructed verse. |
| eidetic |
pertaining to or designating the ability to recall images in almost perfect detail. |
| imbricate |
overlapping in an even sequence, as roof tiles or fish scales. |
| ineluctable |
impossible to be avoided; inescapable. |
| opprobrious |
expressing condemnation or scorn; accusing of shameful behavior. |
| relict |
a plant, animal, or geological feature that has survived in a considerably changed environment. |
| risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |
| schadenfreude |
(often capitalized) pleasure derived from the misfortune of others. |
| tamp |
to compress and pack tightly by repeated light taps. |
| topography |
the shape of the earth's surface across an area or region. The topography of an area includes the size and location of hills and dips in the land. |