| adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
| antebellum |
in or of the period prior to a war, especially the American Civil War. |
| apocryphal |
of dubious authorship or authority. |
| corollary |
a readily drawn conclusion; deduction or inference. |
| derelict |
failing to fulfill one's responsibilities or obligations; remiss. |
| discomfit |
to upset or confuse. |
| etiolate |
to weaken, especially through deprivation of normal development. |
| proselytize |
to convert or try actively to convert (others) to one's own beliefs or religion. |
| quotidian |
happening every day or once a day. |
| recidivism |
chronic return to bad habits, especially criminal relapse. |
| repine |
to express or feel unhappiness; complain; fret. |
| sanctimony |
a pretense of righteousness or piety; feigned devotion or holiness. |
| sepsis |
infection, especially by pus-forming bacteria in the blood or tissues. |
| stridulate |
to produce a shrill grating, creaking, or chirping sound by rubbing certain parts of the body together, as some insects do. |