| adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| banal |
lacking originality or liveliness; disappointingly ordinary; commonplace; trite. |
| coir |
the fiber made from coconut husks, used for matting, rope, or the like. |
| élan |
enthusiasm or vigor. |
| effete |
marked by excessive refinement or delicateness of taste. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| fledge |
to grow flight feathers. |
| forbear |
to keep or abstain from (an action or utterance). |
| glut |
a greater supply or amount than is needed. |
| highbrow |
one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly). |
| laconic |
using very few words; succinct; terse. |
| proselytize |
to convert or try actively to convert (others) to one's own beliefs or religion. |
| refulgent |
shining brilliantly; radiant. |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |
| tort |
in law, any civil rather than criminal harm or injury that violates the implicit duty of each citizen not to harm others, and for which one may bring a civil suit and collect compensation. |