| adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| bellicose |
easily incited to quarrel or fight; belligerent. |
| caparison |
decorative trappings to cover a horse's saddle or harness. |
| entreat |
to beg for something, or to do something. |
| equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| gadfly |
a persistent critic, especially of established institutions and policies. |
| indolence |
the tendency to avoid exertion or effort; laziness. |
| laconic |
using very few words; succinct; terse. |
| malfeasance |
an illegal act or wrongdoing, especially by a public official. |
| opiate |
something that induces relaxation, calm, or stupor. |
| pedagogy |
the act, process, or profession of teaching. |
| periphrasis |
an indirect or roundabout way of phrasing something; circumlocution. |
| reconnaissance |
the act or process of examining an area, especially to gain militarily useful information. |