| adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| apprise |
to inform (often followed by "of"). |
| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| augury |
the art or practice or an instance of predicting the future or obtaining hidden knowledge by interpreting omens. |
| burgeon |
to start to grow; send forth shoots, leaves, buds, or the like (often followed by "out" or "forth"). |
| curmudgeon |
an irritable or ill-tempered person. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| diurnal |
occurring or active during, or belonging to, the daytime rather than nighttime. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| exceptionable |
likely to be objected to; objectionable. |
| laureate |
one honored for achievement in a particular field or by a particular award, especially in the arts or sciences. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
| refulgent |
shining brilliantly; radiant. |
| stanch1 |
to cause (a liquid, especially blood) to stop flowing. |