| adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| bibulous |
addicted to alcohol; alcoholic. |
| brash |
rudely self-assertive; bold; impudent. |
| canny |
difficult to fool or take advantage of; shrewd; wary; clever. |
| credulous |
disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible. |
| disallow |
to refuse to allow or admit; reject. |
| effete |
marked by excessive refinement or delicateness of taste. |
| halcyon |
tranquil; peaceful; calm. |
| heinous |
extremely wicked or despicable; atrocious. |
| iatrogenic |
caused by a physician or medical treatment, especially from drugs or surgery. |
| ineluctable |
impossible to be avoided; inescapable. |
| modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
| parturient |
giving birth or about to give birth; in labor. |
| quadrant |
any of the four parts that result when an area is divided by two lines, real or imaginary, that intersect each other at right angles. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |