| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
| contretemps |
an embarrassing or unfortunate happening; mishap; mischance. |
| contumely |
contemptuous insolence; rudeness. |
| dawdle |
to waste time; be slow. |
| expiation |
the act or the means of making amends, as for a sin or crime. |
| feckless |
weak or incompetent; ineffective. |
| flagitious |
viciously or shamefully wicked; infamous. |
| incessant |
never stopping; constant. |
| inflection |
change that occurs in the form of words to show a grammatical characteristic such as the tense of a verb, the number of a noun, or the degree of an adjective or adverb. |
| lachrymose |
weeping, tending to weep readily, or being on the point of tears; tearful. |
| oppugn |
to oppose, contradict, criticize, or call into question. |
| peremptory |
not permitting refusal or disobedience. |
| risible |
provoking laughter; laughable or funny. |
| sylph |
a slender, graceful woman or girl. |