| adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| colloquialism |
a word or phrase typically used in conversational, informal, or regional speech or writing, hence sometimes considered inappropriate in formal writing. |
| consummate |
of the highest order or degree. |
| diatribe |
a bitter, abusive attack in speech or writing. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| extort |
to extract or obtain (money or the like) by force, threats, or abuse of authority. |
| gloaming |
late evening; dusk; twilight. |
| heterodox |
deviating from an officially approved belief or doctrine, especially in religion. |
| hirsute |
covered with hair or stiff hairs; hairy or shaggy. |
| laconic |
using very few words; succinct; terse. |
| mésalliance |
marriage with someone of lower social standing than oneself. |
| reprisal |
injury inflicted in retaliation for injury received, as in war; revenge. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |
| voluble |
characterized by a steady flow of words; fluent; talkative. |