| adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
| boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
| cachet |
prestige. |
| coir |
the fiber made from coconut husks, used for matting, rope, or the like. |
| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
| extrinsic |
not inherent or essential; extraneous. |
| immaculate |
not dirty; completely clean. |
| inchoate |
partially or imperfectly developed. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. |
| periphrasis |
an indirect or roundabout way of phrasing something; circumlocution. |
| pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |
| preferment |
the act of promoting or being promoted to a higher position or office. |
| revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |