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stalwart
[stawl-wert]
strongly and stoutly built; sturdy and robust
pervade
[per-veyd]
to become spread throughout all parts of
idiosyncratic
[id-ee-oh-sin-krat-ik]
pertaining to the nature of idiosyncrasy, or something peculiar to an individual
perfidy
[perfidy]
deliberate breach of faith or trust; faithlessness; treachery
insidious
[in-sid-ee-uhs]
intended to entrap or beguile
facade
[fuh-sahd]
the front of a building, especially an imposing or decorative one
proscribe
[proh-skrahyb]
to denounce or condemn (a thing) as dangerous or harmful; prohibit
capitulate
[kuh-pich-uh-leyt ]
to surrender unconditionally or on stipulated terms
illicit
[ih-lis-it]
not legally permitted or authorized; unlicensed; unlawful
cromlech
[krom-lek]
(no longer in technical use) a megalithic chamber tomb
exhort
[ig-zawrt]
to urge, advise, or caution earnestly; admonish urgently
adamant
[ad-uh-muhnt]
utterly unyielding in attitude or opinion in spite of all appeals, urgings, etc.
mollify
[mol-uh-fahy]
to soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease
umbrage
[uhm-brij]
offense; annoyance; displeasure
chasm
[kaz-uhm]
a yawning fissure or deep cleft in the earth's surface; gorge
lexicon
[lek-si-kon]
the vocabulary of a particular language, field, social class, person, etc.
demure
[dih-myoor]
characterized by shyness and modesty; reserved
kowtow
[kou-tou]
to touch the forehead to the ground while kneeling, as an act of worship, reverence, apology, etc., especially in former Chinese custom
dissuade
[dih-sweyd]
to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from)
inquisitive
[in-kwiz-i-tiv]
given to inquiry, research, or asking questions; eager for knowledge; intellectually curious
exemplar
[ig-zem-pler]
a model or pattern to be copied or imitated
eschew
[es-choo]
to abstain or keep away from; shun; avoid
truculent
[truhk-yuh-luhnt]
aggressively hostile; belligerent
belabor
[bih-ley-ber]
to explain, worry about, or work at (something) repeatedly or more than is necessary