(v.) to wipe out; to keep oneself from being noticed
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obstinate
stubborn
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perverse
(adj.) inclined to go against what is expected; stubborn; turned away from what is good and proper
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intractable
stubborn
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contumacious
rebellious
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ornery
bad-tempered and combative
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repudiate
(v.) to disown, reject, or deny the validity of
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disavow
to deny responsibility for or connection with
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abjure
renounce
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requite
(v.) to make suitable repayment, as for a kindness, service, or favor; to make retaliation, as for an injury or wrong; to reciprocate
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tit for tat
involves playing cooperatively at first, then doing whatever the other player did in the previous period
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counterchange
The reversal of tonal relationships between a form and its background which occurs from one end of the form to another. Creates contrast and movement in a work.
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counteraccusation
recrimination
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retort
To respond critically or sarcastically
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verbose
wordy
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prolix
tediously wordy
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pleonastic
using more words than necessary
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tautological
redundant; circular
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superabundance
Our committee does not need any more help. We have a superabundance of helpers.
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temper the wind to the shorn lamb
relent
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recollection
memory
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remembrance
an object that keeps a memory of something alive
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contrition
deep regret for doing something wrong
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repentance
sincere regret or remorse
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penitence
show of humble sorrow for wrongdoing
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wear sackcloth and ashes
to show by your behaviour that you are very sorry for something you did that was wrong
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turncoat
(n.) a person who switches to an opposing side or party
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apostate
one who renounces a religious faith
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recreant
a coward; a traitor
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perfidious
disloyal
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a volte-face
(n.) an about-face; a complete reversal
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do an about-face
to change one's behavior or mind abruptly and (often) apparently without reason
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aftereffect
effect or result that follows later
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Reverberation
repeated echoes of sound
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retribution
a repayment; a deserved punishment
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requital
something given in return, compensation, or retaliation
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a quid pro quo
something given in exchange or return for something else
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abrogate
to abolish
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annul
(v.) to reduce to nothing; to make ineffective or inoperative; to declare legally invalid or void
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countermand
revoke (an order).
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invalidate
(v.) to make valueless, take away all force or effect
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null and void
(adj.) without legal force or effect; no longer binding
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pliable
easily bent, flexible; easily influenced
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supple
bending easily; bending with agility; readily adaptable; servile
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buoyant
(adj.) able to float easily; able to hold things up; cheerful, hopeful
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