| adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| bereft |
deprived or stripped of something. |
| extenuate |
to reduce the magnitude or seriousness of (a fault or offense) by offering partial excuses. |
| extrude |
to force out; expel. |
| fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| impermeable |
not permitting passage or penetration. |
| inanition |
a state of exhaustion caused by a lack of nourishment. |
| indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
| kibbutz |
an Israeli farming settlement whose ownership is shared by those who live and work there. |
| oblivious |
not conscious or paying attention; unknowing or unaware (usually followed by "to" or "of"). |
| obscurantism |
a deliberate lack of clarity or directness of expression, as in certain styles of art or literature. |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| recidivism |
chronic return to bad habits, especially criminal relapse. |
| sententious |
using or marked by pompous, high-flown moralizing. |
| unscathed |
not hurt or harmed; completely uninjured. |