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austere
severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavor
corpulent
large or bulky of body; portly; stout; fat.
derisive
expressing or causing contemptuous ridicule or scorn
effeminate
of a man or boy) having traits, tastes, habits, etc., traditionally considered feminine, as softness or delicacy. characterized by excessive softness, delicacy, self-indulgence
jocund
cheerful; merry; blithe; glad:
manifest
(adj.) clear, evident to the eyes or mind; (v.) to show plainly, exhibit, evince; (n.) a list of cargo and/or passengers
ostentatious
pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others:
sanguine
having a reddish complexion; of a naturally cheerful, confident, or optimistic outlook
strident
making or having a harsh sound; grating; creaking: having a shrill, irritating quality or character:
vehement
showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense; violent
elegiac
Expressing sorrow or lamentation
fecund
fruitful in offspring or vegetation; intellectually productive
fortuitous
happening or produced by chance; accidental:
infirmity
a physical weakness or ailment; quality or state of being infirm; lack of strength; a moral weakness or failing.
malady
a disease or ailment
nuance
a subtle or slight variation (as in color, meaning, quality), delicate gradation or shade of difference
profligate
(adj.) given over to dissipation and self-indulgence, immoral; recklessly extravagant; (n.) a person given to self-indulgent and wild spending
remonstrance
a forcefully reproachful protest
scintillate
Charm; glitter; to flash; to gleam.
vitiate
to weaken, debase, or corrupt; to impair the quality or value of
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