| adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| ambidextrous |
able to use both the left and right hands with equal skill. |
| banal |
lacking originality or liveliness; disappointingly ordinary; commonplace; trite. |
| contretemps |
an embarrassing or unfortunate happening; mishap; mischance. |
| duress |
intimidation or coercion. |
| gossamer |
delicately fine, gauzelike, or filmy. |
| incessant |
never stopping; constant. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. |
| jejune |
lacking interest or liveliness; dull. |
| oblique |
not direct or straightforward in intent, means, or achievement; indirect or devious. |
| salvo |
the firing of guns or other firearms simultaneously or in succession, especially as a salute. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |
| surcingle |
a girth or belt that wraps around the body of a horse to secure a saddle, pack, or the like to its back. |
| tamp |
to compress and pack tightly by repeated light taps. |
| topography |
the shape of the earth's surface across an area or region. The topography of an area includes the size and location of hills and dips in the land. |