Jekyll and Hyde #2

crony

a close friend or associate

unobtrusive

not undesirably noticeable

hidebound

stubbornly inflexible and narrow-minded

blatant

without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious

incoherence

lack of clarity or organization

irrepressible

impossible to control

render

cause to become

accost

approach and speak to someone aggressively or insistently

disposition

a natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency

trifle

act frivolously

brandish

exhibit aggressively

insensate

without compunction or human feeling

quail

draw back, as with fear or pain

stature

the height of a standing person

pall

a dark covering or cloud, as of smoke

lurid

shining with an unnatural red glow

haggard

very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold

odious

extremely repulsive or unpleasant

connoisseur

an expert able to appreciate a field

ransack

search thoroughly

disinter

dig up for reburial or for medical investigation

indifferent

characterized by a lack of partiality

gaunt

very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold

ruminate

reflect deeply on a subject

orationan

an instance of formal speaking

eddy

a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind

artery

a major thoroughfare that bears important traffic

obliging

showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others

elicit

call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response

sedulous

marked by care and persistent effort

ken

range of what one can know or understand

callous

emotionally hardened

warrant

a judicial writ commanding police to perform specified acts

allusion

passing reference or indirect mention

amity

a state of friendship and cordiality

tenor

a settled or habitual course of a person's life

melancholy

grave or even gloomy in character

emphatically

in a forceful manner; with emphasis

stringent

demanding strict attention to rules and procedures

inscrutable

difficult or impossible to understand