| blandishment |
(often plural) flattering or coaxing remarks or stratagems intended to persuade. |
| canny |
difficult to fool or take advantage of; shrewd; wary; clever. |
| dawdle |
to waste time; be slow. |
| disallow |
to refuse to allow or admit; reject. |
| epistolary |
established or continued through letters. |
| fealty |
faithfulness or loyalty. |
| heterodox |
deviating from an officially approved belief or doctrine, especially in religion. |
| idiosyncrasy |
a characteristic of temperament, habit, or physical structure particular to a given individual or group; peculiarity. |
| idyllic |
charmingly simple and natural, as a scene or experience; suggestive of peaceful countryside. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. |
| intransigence |
refusal to alter one's ideas or position in response to the wishes of others. |
| profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |
| stridulate |
to produce a shrill grating, creaking, or chirping sound by rubbing certain parts of the body together, as some insects do. |
| veneration |
a feeling of great respect; awe; reverence. |