| adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| amity |
friendly and peaceful relations; good will. |
| appose |
to place next to or side by side; juxtapose. |
| attune |
to adjust so as to be harmonious. |
| collateral |
property or other security put forward to guarantee repayment of a loan. |
| deter |
to stop or discourage from some action by creating doubt or fear. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| ersatz |
serving as a substitute, especially when of inferior quality. |
| flummox |
(informal) to confuse or puzzle. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| hackneyed |
made trite or commonplace by overuse, as an expression or phrase. |
| idyllic |
charmingly simple and natural, as a scene or experience; suggestive of peaceful countryside. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. |
| ineptitude |
incompetence; lack of skill. |
| quadrant |
any of the four parts that result when an area is divided by two lines, real or imaginary, that intersect each other at right angles. |