| adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| appose |
to place next to or side by side; juxtapose. |
| attenuate |
to cause to be thin, rarefied, or fine. |
| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| baneful |
causing or leading to death, destruction, or ruin; harmful or deadly. |
| debauch |
to lead or seduce into immorality or intemperance; corrupt. |
| entreat |
to beg for something, or to do something. |
| expostulate |
to argue earnestly with someone, usually against an intended action; remonstrate. |
| extralegal |
not regulated or permitted by law; outside of legal authority. |
| gloaming |
late evening; dusk; twilight. |
| lanugo |
fine, soft hair, especially that with which a human fetus or newborn is covered. |
| ostentation |
a showy display to impress others. |
| penumbra |
an indefinite, borderline area. |
| recondite |
involving profound concepts and complexities; not easily understood. |
| trabeated |
using horizontal beams or lintels as supports instead of arches. |