| adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| contumacious |
stubbornly disobedient; insubordinate; rebellious. |
| daunt |
to lessen the determination of; intimidate; discourage. |
| divergence |
the act of separating and moving or leading in different directions. |
| gadfly |
a persistent critic, especially of established institutions and policies. |
| guru |
in a cult or religious movement, a spiritual guide or leader, sometimes believed to be divine. |
| humanism |
a doctrine or mode of thought that gives highest importance to human dignity, values, potentials, and achievements. |
| nostrum |
a favorite but unproven scheme or theory, offered as a remedy for social or political problems; panacea. |
| omnibus |
concerning or including a large collection of things. |
| quiescence |
a state of inaction, rest, or stillness; dormancy. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |
| vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |