Balk (verb)
Definition:
(BE UNWILLING) to be unwilling to do something or to allow something to happen.
Example:
I balked at the prospect of spending four hours on a train with him.
Strident (adjective)
Definition:
a.(LOUD) A strident sound is loud, unpleasant, and rough.
Example:
People are put off by his strident voice.
Definition:
b.(FORCEFUL) expressing or expressed in forceful language that does not try to avoid upsetting other people.
Example:
They are becoming increasingly strident in their criticism of government economic policy.
Banal (adjective)
Definition:
boring, ordinary, and not original.
Example:
He just sat there making banal remarks all evening.
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Condescend (verb)
Definition:
If you condescend to do something, you agree to do something that you do not consider to be good enough for your social position.Example:
I wonder if Michael will condescend to visit us?
Intransigent (adjective)
Definition:
refusing to change your opinions or behavior.
Example:
Unions claim that the management continues to maintain an intransigent position.
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