| adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| affidavit |
a written statement that is sworn in the presence of an authorized official to be true, used as legal evidence. |
| apprise |
to inform (often followed by "of"). |
| bereft |
deprived or stripped of something. |
| dissemble |
to disguise or hide behind a false semblance; conceal the true nature or state of. |
| divergence |
the act of separating and moving or leading in different directions. |
| expound |
to discuss or explain in detail (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| extrinsic |
not inherent or essential; extraneous. |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| gird |
to surround, bind, or encircle, as with a belt. |
| goad |
something that spurs a person to action; stimulus. |
| lanugo |
fine, soft hair, especially that with which a human fetus or newborn is covered. |
| malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
| pedagogy |
the act, process, or profession of teaching. |
| recessional |
a piece of music that accompanies the exit of participants in a program or religious ceremony. |