| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
| curmudgeon |
an irritable or ill-tempered person. |
| daunt |
to lessen the determination of; intimidate; discourage. |
| despoil |
to forcefully take belongings or goods from; plunder. |
| disencumber |
to remove burdens or hindrances from. |
| entreat |
to beg for something, or to do something. |
| flagitious |
viciously or shamefully wicked; infamous. |
| forswear |
to give up or renounce, often with an oath or pledge. |
| insinuate |
to suggest (something derogatory) subtly and indirectly. |
| malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
| pedagogy |
the act, process, or profession of teaching. |
| perilous |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous. |
| raffish |
carelessly unconventional or disreputable, sometimes appealingly so. |
| reconnaissance |
the act or process of examining an area, especially to gain militarily useful information. |