| adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| appose |
to place next to or side by side; juxtapose. |
| belabor |
to continue excessive efforts on or excessive discussion of. |
| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| cravat |
a scarf or band of cloth tied loosely about the neck. |
| declivity |
a downward or descending slope. |
| discountenance |
to embarrass or disconcert. |
| diurnal |
occurring or active during, or belonging to, the daytime rather than nighttime. |
| interdict |
to deter or impede by the steady use of firepower. |
| nostrum |
a favorite but unproven scheme or theory, offered as a remedy for social or political problems; panacea. |
| obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |
| pretentious |
assuming or marked by an air of importance or superiority that is unwarranted. |
| redoubtable |
inspiring fear; formidable. |
| stipple |
a method of painting, drawing, or engraving by applying small points, dots, or dabs to a surface. |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |