| arrant |
complete; unmitigated; downright. |
| ascertain |
to learn without question; determine. |
| commodious |
comfortably spacious; roomy. |
| dissimulate |
to hide one's true feelings, intentions, or the like by pretense or hypocrisy. |
| élan |
enthusiasm or vigor. |
| euphoria |
a strong feeling of well-being or elation, sometimes unrealistic or unwarranted, and able to be induced by certain drugs. |
| inculcate |
to cause to accept an idea or value; imbue. |
| insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
| lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
| meretricious |
appealing or attracting in a cheap, showy, or shallow way. |
| minatory |
presenting a threat; menacing. |
| pastiche |
a work of visual art, music, or literature that consists mostly of materials and techniques borrowed from other works, sometimes done as an exercise to learn the technique of others. |
| profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |
| stentorian |
extremely loud and powerful. |