| adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| ambidextrous |
able to use both the left and right hands with equal skill. |
| astringent |
a substance or drug that contracts body tissue and slows discharge or secretion. |
| calumny |
a harmful statement, known by the maker to be false. |
| concur |
to share the same opinion; agree. |
| corporeal |
having to do with a physical body; bodily. |
| disallow |
to refuse to allow or admit; reject. |
| impediment |
an obstacle or hindrance. |
| inchoate |
partially or imperfectly developed. |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
| mésalliance |
marriage with someone of lower social standing than oneself. |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| precursory |
coming before and serving to indicate what will follow; premonitory. |
| splenetic |
ill-tempered or spiteful. |