| adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| belabor |
to continue excessive efforts on or excessive discussion of. |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| coeval |
coinciding in time of origin or existence; contemporary. |
| condone |
to pardon, disregard, or overlook voluntarily or without condemning. |
| debauch |
to lead or seduce into immorality or intemperance; corrupt. |
| discountenance |
to embarrass or disconcert. |
| doggerel |
trivial, crudely constructed verse. |
| extirpate |
to get rid of completely, as if by pulling up the roots; root out. |
| intersperse |
to place or scatter among other things. |
| macerate |
to soften (food or the like) by soaking, as in digestion. |
| mahatma |
(sometimes capitalized) in Buddhism and theosophy, any of a class of persons revered for their wisdom and love of humanity. |
| naturalism |
in literature, a method of depicting life that reflects a philosophy of determinism. |
| opprobrious |
expressing condemnation or scorn; accusing of shameful behavior. |
| requite |
to retaliate for; strike back on account of. |