| adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| assail |
to attack with vigor or violence; assault. |
| astute |
keen in understanding and judgment; shrewd. |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| dearth |
a shortage or scarcity of something; lack. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| eulogy |
a spoken or written tribute, especially to honor a dead person; high praise; formal commendation. |
| expostulate |
to argue earnestly with someone, usually against an intended action; remonstrate. |
| froward |
unwilling to agree or obey; stubborn; perverse. |
| limn |
to paint or draw. |
| oblivious |
not conscious or paying attention; unknowing or unaware (usually followed by "to" or "of"). |
| peroration |
the concluding part of a speech in which there is a summing up of the principal points. |
| remonstrate |
to say in opposition, protest, or objection. |
| sententious |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing. |
| veneration |
a feeling of great respect; awe; reverence. |