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Tantalizing (adj)
having or exhibiting something that provokes or arouses expectation, interest, or desire, especially that which remains unobtainable or beyond one's reach
Discordant (adj)
being at variance; disagreeing; incongruous
Poignant (adj)
affecting or moving the emotions
Subterfuge (n)
an artifice or expedient used to evade a rule, escape a consequence, hide something, etc.
Punctilious (adj)
extremely attentive to detail; strict or exact in the observance of the formalities or amenities of conduct or actions
Proprietor (n)
Retribution (n)
requital according to merits or deserts, especially for evil.
Somnambulate (v)
to walk during sleep; sleepwalk.
Juxtaposition (n)
an act or instance of placing close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.
Denizen (n)
an inhabitant; resident
Jauntily (adv)
easy and sprightly in manner or bearing
Harrowed (v)
to disturb keenly or painfully; distress the mind, feelings, etc.
Vestige (n)
a mark, trace, or visible evidence of something that is no longer present or in existence
Corrugated (adj)
wrinkled; furrowed
Nebulous (adj)
hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused
Laudable (adj)
deserving praise; praiseworthy; commendable
Insidious (adj)
stealthily treacherous or deceitful
Meretricious (adj)
alluring by a show of flashy or vulgar attractions; tawdry
Ineffable (adj)
incapable of being expressed or described in words; inexpressible
Debauchee (n)
a person addicted to excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures; one given to debauchery
Antecedents (n)
a preceding circumstance, event, object, style, phenomenon, etc.
Ingratiate (v)
to establish (oneself) in the favor or good graces of others, especially by deliberate effort (usually followed by with)
Genially (adv)
warmly and pleasantly cheerful; cordially
Euphemisms (n)
the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt
Dilatory (adj)
tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy
Inviolate (adj)
free from violation, injury, desecration, or outrage
Boisterously (adv)
roughly and noisily; noisily jolly or rowdily; clamorously unrestrained
Magnanimous (adj)
proceeding from or revealing generosity or nobility of mind, character, etc.
Portentous (adj)
ominously significant or indicative; monumentous
Expostulation (n)
the act of reasoning earnestly; remonstrance; earnest and kindly protest
Truculent (adj)
fierce; cruel; savagely brutal
Stratum (n)
a layer of material, naturally or artificially formed, often one of a number of parallel layers one upon another
Adventitious (adj)
associated with something by chance rather than as an integral part; extrinsic
Pasquinade (n)
a satire or lampoon, especially one posted in a public place
Commensurate (adj)
having the same measure; of equal extent or duration.
