| adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| appurtenance |
(plural) equipment or instruments used for a given purpose; gear. |
| astringent |
a substance or drug that contracts body tissue and slows discharge or secretion. |
| beatify |
to admire or exalt as superior. |
| coalesce |
to grow together or unite to form a single body or organization; unify; fuse. |
| cognomen |
a last name; surname. |
| dearth |
a shortage or scarcity of something; lack. |
| erratic |
not expected or predicted; not regular. |
| iatrogenic |
caused by a physician or medical treatment, especially from drugs or surgery. |
| incredulous |
not able to believe something. |
| mendicant |
living on charity; begging. |
| pinchbeck |
false, sham, or counterfeit. |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |