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adamant
resolute, unyeilding, inflexable
apathy
insensibility, indifference, lack of feeling
capricious
fickle, flighty, unstable
dross
dregs, refuse, rubbish
evoke
summon, elicit, call forth
firmament
sky, heavens
mimic
copy, imitate, resemble
nurture
rear, train, care for
orb
globe, sphere
tacticle
tangible, preceptible to the touch