| adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| alfresco |
in the open air; outdoors. |
| barrage |
a great number of things coming one after another very quickly. |
| boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
| constrict |
to pull or squeeze in; make smaller or more narrow; tighten. |
| Draconian |
(often lower case) harshly cruel or rigorous. |
| élan |
enthusiasm or vigor. |
| entreat |
to beg for something, or to do something. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| incredulous |
not able to believe something. |
| indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
| noisome |
offensive or disgusting, especially in smell; foul. |
| parvenu |
a person who has suddenly acquired wealth or status, without acquiring the tastes, manners, customs, or the like of his or her new station. |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| splenetic |
ill-tempered or spiteful. |