Pygmalion

accost

approach and address (someone) boldly or aggressively

(un)amiable

not friendly or sociable

arbitrary

based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system

audactiy

a willingness to take bold risks, or rude and disrespectful behavior; impudence

bilious

affected or associated with nausea or vomiting, spiteful or bad-tempered

blackguard

a rude or unscrupulous person

bravado

blustering, swaggering conduct

cogitation

the capacity to think or reflect

compulsory

mandatory or enforced

conspicuously

in a way that attracts notice or attention

coyly

in a hesitant or indirect manner, in a shy or modest manner, or in a way that shows usually insincere or affected reluctance

deference

humble submission or respect

depreciation

a reduction in the value of an asset with the passage of time, due in particular to wear and tear

derision

contemptuous ridicule or mockery

diffident

modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence

disdain

contempt, to consider someone unworthy of respect

dogmatic

inclined to lay principles down as incontrovertibly true

draught

a current of air, especially one intruding into an enclosed space

dudgeon

a feeling of offense or deep resentment

eccentric

of a person or behavior, unconventional and slightly strange

elocutionary

the art of public speaking in which gesture, vocal production, and delivery are emphasized

follies

lack of good sense or normal prudence and foresight

gumption

enterprise, initiative

haughty

blatantly and disdainfully proud: having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior

impertinent

given to or characterized by insolent rudeness, not strained within due or proper bounds especially of propriety or good taste

impetuous

marked by impulsive vehemence or passion, marked by force and violence of movement of action

imprecations

a spoken curse

impudent/impudence

not showing respect for a person/quality of being impudent

incensed

very angry or enraged

incipient

in an initial stage; beginning to happen or develop, developing into a specified type or role

incorrigible

unable to be corrected or improved

indictment

a formal charge or accusation of a crime

indignant

feeling or showing anger or annoyance at that which is perceived as unfair treatment

infatuated

possessed with an intense by short-lived passion or admiration for someone

magnanimous

generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival or less powerful person

malice

the intention or desire to do evil; ill will

matrimonially

of or relating to marriage. The married state, or married persons

melancholy

a gloomy state or mind, especially when habitual or prolonged; depression

mendacity

untruthfulness; a tendency to lie

modulation

the exertion of modifying or controlling influence on something or the variation in the strength, tone, or pitch of one's voice

oblige

make someone legally or morally bound to an action or course of action / do as someone asks or desires in order to help or please them

odious

extremely unpleasant; repulsive

opulence

great wealth or luxuriousness

pedantic

ostentatious in one's learning, overly concerned with minute details or formalism, especially in teaching

peremptorily

putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay / expressive of urgency or command

perfunctorily

to be characterized by routine or superficiality; lacking in interest or enthusiasm

petulance

the quality or state of being insolent or rude in speech or behavior

pharisaic

being or having qualities such as hypocritical and censorious self rightesousness

placid

not easily upset or irritated

plinth

the lowest member of a base; a usually square block serving as a base; a course of stones forming a continuous foundation or base course.

pretension/pretentious

a claim or right to attention or honor because of merit, a claim or effort to establish a claim, an allegation of doubtful value, or making usually unjustified or excessive claims

prudent

acting or showing no care or thought for the future

purgatory

an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification, a place or state of temporary suffering or misery

puissant

powerful

provocation

the act of provoking/incitement, or something that provokes/stimulates

quaint

old fashioned or unfamiliar/odd

remonstrate

to say or plead in protest, objection, or disapproval

repudiate

to reject as having no authority or binding force

salutation

a gesture or utterance made as a greeting or acknowledgment of another's arrival or departure

sanguinary

full of or characterized by bloodshed; bloody

slovenly

untidy or unclean in appearance or habits

soiree

an evening party/social gathering held for a specific purpose

tedious

a monotonous task, a long tiresome task, wordiness that causes boredom/prolix

unassailable

cannot be defeated, impossible to doubt or argue with

vehement

expressing strong feelings, or shown by strong feelings or great energy or force

zephyr

a light wind or a fine cotton gingham (lightweight plain-woven cotton cloth)