| adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| apposite |
fitting; pertinent; appropriate. |
| atavism |
the recurrence or reappearance of a particular trait, style, attitude, or behavior that seemed to have disappeared, or that which has recurred or reappeared after such an absence. |
| devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
| disaffection |
an absence or loss of good will, faith, or loyalty, especially toward a government, principle, or the like. |
| imprecation |
a curse, uttered or thought of. |
| inanition |
a state of exhaustion caused by a lack of nourishment. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| limn |
to paint or draw. |
| lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
| oppugn |
to oppose, contradict, criticize, or call into question. |
| redoubtable |
inspiring fear; formidable. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |
| shunt |
to turn or move aside or out of the way; divert. |
| veneration |
a feeling of great respect; awe; reverence. |