| adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| animus |
a feeling or attitude of enmity. |
| antebellum |
in or of the period prior to a war, especially the American Civil War. |
| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| declivity |
a downward or descending slope. |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| glut |
a greater supply or amount than is needed. |
| guttural |
articulated in the back of the mouth; velar. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
| pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |
| veneration |
a feeling of great respect; awe; reverence. |