| adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| coddle |
to simmer in water that is almost at the boiling point. |
| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
| cynosure |
a thing or person that is the center of attention and admiration. |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
| emulous |
filled with the desire to equal or surpass. |
| epistolary |
established or continued through letters. |
| forbear |
to keep or abstain from (an action or utterance). |
| ineptitude |
incompetence; lack of skill. |
| lachrymose |
weeping, tending to weep readily, or being on the point of tears; tearful. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
| malfeasance |
an illegal act or wrongdoing, especially by a public official. |
| salvo |
the firing of guns or other firearms simultaneously or in succession, especially as a salute. |
| sanctimony |
a pretense of righteousness or piety; feigned devotion or holiness. |