| alacrity |
willing promptness. |
| apathy |
lack of interest or feeling. |
| ashen1 |
of the color of ashes; very pale. |
| bombast |
boastful, pompous, or otherwise overblown utterances. |
| contemptuous |
feeling or expressing angry disgust, as at something unworthy or wicked; scornful. |
| fragmentary |
consisting of fragments; incomplete or disconnected. |
| hallowed |
considered sacred; venerated. |
| heartrending |
causing or expressing deep sorrow or anguish. |
| indigenous |
being the people or animals that originally lived and may continue to live in a particular country or region. |
| optic |
of or concerning the eye or the sense of sight. |
| precipitous |
very steep or sudden; rising or dropping abruptly. |
| quandary |
a situation of uncertainty, puzzlement, or hesitation; dilemma. |
| squalid |
dirty or foul, as from neglect. |
| subversive |
tending or intended to undermine or cause the overthrow of an established authority, especially a national government. |
| wanton |
lacking restraint in the pursuit of sexual pleasure. |