| adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| astute |
keen in understanding and judgment; shrewd. |
| baleful |
threatening harm; full of malice; ominous. |
| belie |
to give a false impression of. |
| berate |
to reproach or scold severely. |
| chary |
not dispensing freely. |
| constrict |
to pull or squeeze in; make smaller or more narrow; tighten. |
| figurehead |
a person whose title sounds important but who has no real power. |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| glean |
to gather or discover (facts, information, or the like) a little at a time. |
| harrow |
to go over or break up with a harrow. |
| lambent |
glowing softly. |
| oblivious |
not conscious or paying attention; unknowing or unaware (usually followed by "to" or "of"). |
| pliant |
easily flexed; supple. |
| veneration |
a feeling of great respect; awe; reverence. |