| adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| aggregate |
a sum, combination, or composite of separable elements. |
| alfresco |
in the open air; outdoors. |
| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| distraught |
mentally or emotionally unbalanced; crazed. |
| flummox |
(informal) to confuse or puzzle. |
| fungible |
interchangeable. |
| indolence |
the tendency to avoid exertion or effort; laziness. |
| lambent |
glowing softly. |
| luminary |
a famous, important, or inspirational person. |
| mirabile dictu |
(Latin) wonderful to say or relate. |
| prerogative |
an exclusive right or privilege derived from one's office, position, age, citizenship, birth, or the like. |
| proselytize |
to convert or try actively to convert (others) to one's own beliefs or religion. |
| sanctimony |
a pretense of righteousness or piety; feigned devotion or holiness. |