| 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. |
| atonement |
the act of making reparation for a sin, crime, error, or the like. |
| belabor |
to continue excessive efforts on or excessive discussion of. |
| devolve |
of a duty or the like, to be passed on to someone else. |
| erudite |
having or showing a high level of scholarly knowledge; learned. |
| exegesis |
a critical explanation or interpretive analysis, especially of religious texts. |
| harbinger |
someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. |
| heinous |
extremely wicked or despicable; atrocious. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. |
| lattice |
a flat framework made with strips of wood or other material. The strips cross each other and have open spaces in between. A lattice is often used as a screen on a porch or in a garden. |
| obtrusive |
aggressive and self-assertive, or inclined to be so. |
| penury |
severe poverty; pennilessness. |
| recidivism |
chronic return to bad habits, especially criminal relapse. |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |