adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
alluvium |
sand, soil, gravel, or the like deposited by moving water, as along a river bed. |
bathos |
a sudden descent from an exalted style or esteemed state to the commonplace. |
cavalier |
carefree and offhand; nonchalant. |
cloture |
in U.S. parliamentary procedure, a method of ending debate and causing an immediate vote on the matter being discussed. |
devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
disabuse |
to free (a person) from misconception or deception; set straight. |
emulous |
filled with the desire to equal or surpass. |
hirsute |
covered with hair or stiff hairs; hairy or shaggy. |
lachrymose |
weeping, tending to weep readily, or being on the point of tears; tearful. |
ostentation |
a showy display to impress others. |
pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
pungent |
sharp and strong in taste or smell. |
tamp |
to compress and pack tightly by repeated light taps. |
tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |