| adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| alfresco |
in the open air; outdoors. |
| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| berate |
to reproach or scold severely. |
| cognoscente |
someone who has exceptional knowledge in a given area, especially of fashion, literature, or the fine arts; connoisseur. |
| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| eulogy |
a spoken or written tribute, especially to honor a dead person; high praise; formal commendation. |
| fealty |
faithfulness or loyalty. |
| flout |
to show scorn or contempt for, especially by openly or deliberately disobeying. |
| insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
| irrefragable |
impossible to refute or dispute; undeniable. |
| modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
| periphrasis |
an indirect or roundabout way of phrasing something; circumlocution. |
| remonstrate |
to say in opposition, protest, or objection. |