| adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| contumacious |
stubbornly disobedient; insubordinate; rebellious. |
| extrinsic |
not inherent or essential; extraneous. |
| forswear |
to give up or renounce, often with an oath or pledge. |
| incumbent |
currently holding an office or position. |
| internecine |
of or pertaining to conflict, discord, or struggle within a group. |
| knurled |
having small ridges. |
| noisome |
offensive or disgusting, especially in smell; foul. |
| oppugn |
to oppose, contradict, criticize, or call into question. |
| purvey |
to supply or provide (especially food, drink, or other provisions). |
| stately |
dignified. |
| stridulate |
to produce a shrill grating, creaking, or chirping sound by rubbing certain parts of the body together, as some insects do. |
| tort |
in law, any civil rather than criminal harm or injury that violates the implicit duty of each citizen not to harm others, and for which one may bring a civil suit and collect compensation. |