Incursion
[noun]
MEANING:
1. an invasion, inroad, intrusion or raid
Invective
[noun,adjective]
MEANING:
1. (n.) a derogatory remark or insult, criticism or denunciation
2. (adj.) abusive, insulting or denunciatory
Mollify
[transitive verb]
MEANING:
1. to soothe or pacify
2. to mitigate or soften
Ossify
[intransitive verb,transitive verb]
MEANING:
1. (tr.v.) to harden and transform to a bone
2. (tr. v.) to be rigid or resist change and unconventionality
3. (intr. v.) to change a bone by hardening
4. (intr. v.) to be rigid or unconventional in beliefs and behaviour
Pertinacious
[adjective]
MEANING:
1. stubborn, obstinate or unyielding
2. resolute or tenacious