| adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| ascertain |
to learn without question; determine. |
| coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
| engender |
to create or give rise to. |
| fledge |
to grow flight feathers. |
| impugn |
to call into question; challenge or try to discredit. |
| lapidary |
an expert on or dealer in gemstones. |
| loll |
to hang down loosely; dangle. |
| mahatma |
(sometimes capitalized) in Buddhism and theosophy, any of a class of persons revered for their wisdom and love of humanity. |
| malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
| nonplus |
to cause (someone) to be unable to think of what to say, do, or decide; perplex; bewilder. |
| obfuscate |
to make (something) seem or be difficult to understand; obscure or darken. |
| reprise |
repetition of a musical phrase or theme in an identical or slightly altered way. |
| tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |
| voluble |
characterized by a steady flow of words; fluent; talkative. |