| adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| cachet |
prestige. |
| centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
| condign |
well-deserved or fitting, especially of punishment or reprimand. |
| divergence |
the act of separating and moving or leading in different directions. |
| elide |
to leave out or slur, as a syllable or letter, in pronunciation. |
| expound |
to discuss or explain in detail (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| glean |
to gather or discover (facts, information, or the like) a little at a time. |
| idiosyncrasy |
a characteristic of temperament, habit, or physical structure particular to a given individual or group; peculiarity. |
| incredulous |
not able to believe something. |
| indolence |
the tendency to avoid exertion or effort; laziness. |
| pretentious |
assuming or marked by an air of importance or superiority that is unwarranted. |
| repine |
to express or feel unhappiness; complain; fret. |
| stentorian |
extremely loud and powerful. |
| stridulate |
to produce a shrill grating, creaking, or chirping sound by rubbing certain parts of the body together, as some insects do. |