(a) impervious to correction by punishment

(n) (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning

(v) take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom; "He posited three basic laws of nature"

(v) maintain or assert; "He contended that Communism had no future"

(v) require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert";

(n) the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"

(n) the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work

(s) conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry; "blatant radios"; "a clamorous uproar"; "strident demands"; "a vociferous mob"

(v) supply with provisions

(s) threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments; "a baleful look"; "forbidding thunderclouds"; "his tone became menacing"; "ominous rumblings of discontent"; "sinister storm clouds"; "a sinister smile"; "his threatening behavior"; "ugly black clo

(s) deadly or sinister; "the Florida eagles have a fierce baleful look"