| adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| alfresco |
in the open air; outdoors. |
| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| exponent |
one that expounds or interprets. |
| facsimile |
an exact copy or duplicate of something printed or of a picture. |
| fungible |
interchangeable. |
| iatrogenic |
caused by a physician or medical treatment, especially from drugs or surgery. |
| impugn |
to call into question; challenge or try to discredit. |
| impute |
to ascribe or attribute to a source or cause. |
| interdict |
to deter or impede by the steady use of firepower. |
| lachrymose |
weeping, tending to weep readily, or being on the point of tears; tearful. |
| lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
| recant |
to withdraw from commitment to (a former position or statement), especially publicly; retract. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |
| topography |
the shape of the earth's surface across an area or region. The topography of an area includes the size and location of hills and dips in the land. |