| adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| contumacious |
stubbornly disobedient; insubordinate; rebellious. |
| declivity |
a downward or descending slope. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| eidetic |
pertaining to or designating the ability to recall images in almost perfect detail. |
| impermeable |
not permitting passage or penetration. |
| nonplus |
to cause (someone) to be unable to think of what to say, do, or decide; perplex; bewilder. |
| obfuscate |
to make (something) seem or be difficult to understand; obscure or darken. |
| pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. |
| prolix |
wordy and boringly long. |
| reprise |
repetition of a musical phrase or theme in an identical or slightly altered way. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |
| stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |