| adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| avow |
to assert or affirm. |
| cognoscente |
someone who has exceptional knowledge in a given area, especially of fashion, literature, or the fine arts; connoisseur. |
| discountenance |
to embarrass or disconcert. |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| diurnal |
occurring or active during, or belonging to, the daytime rather than nighttime. |
| divergence |
the act of separating and moving or leading in different directions. |
| duress |
intimidation or coercion. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| euphoria |
a strong feeling of well-being or elation, sometimes unrealistic or unwarranted, and able to be induced by certain drugs. |
| laudatory |
expressing praise. |
| minatory |
presenting a threat; menacing. |
| picayune |
having little value or significance; small; paltry. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |
| welter |
to roll about or wallow, as in mud or the open sea. |