| adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| alfresco |
in the open air; outdoors. |
| amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
| conjoin |
to combine for a common purpose. |
| discountenance |
to embarrass or disconcert. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
| paroxysm |
a sudden strong outburst of feelings or actions. |
| plaudit |
(often plural) an enthusiastic show of approval, such as a round of applause or a very favorable review. |
| reconnoiter |
to go through or over (an area) so as to gain information about it, as for military or engineering purposes. |
| shunt |
to turn or move aside or out of the way; divert. |
| unadulterated |
unmixed with or undiluted by additives or extraneous elements; pure; complete. |