| adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
| contumacious |
stubbornly disobedient; insubordinate; rebellious. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| desideratum |
something that is needed or wanted. |
| discountenance |
to embarrass or disconcert. |
| emulous |
filled with the desire to equal or surpass. |
| heinous |
extremely wicked or despicable; atrocious. |
| modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
| panegyric |
a formal speech or piece of writing devoted to publicly praising a person or thing. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| remonstrate |
to say in opposition, protest, or objection. |
| tamp |
to compress and pack tightly by repeated light taps. |
| transpose |
to exchange the position or order of (two things). |