| austerity |
a tightened or stringent economy, as when there are high taxes, frozen wages, and shortages of consumer goods. |
| boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
| castellated |
constructed with turrets and battlements like a castle. |
| contumacious |
stubbornly disobedient; insubordinate; rebellious. |
| convoluted |
complex; intricate. |
| glut |
a greater supply or amount than is needed. |
| idyllic |
charmingly simple and natural, as a scene or experience; suggestive of peaceful countryside. |
| insipid |
having a bland or uninteresting flavor; tasteless. |
| lugubrious |
sad or mournful, especially in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
| neophyte |
a beginner or novice at any activity. |
| opiate |
something that induces relaxation, calm, or stupor. |
| penumbra |
an indefinite, borderline area. |
| peremptory |
not permitting refusal or disobedience. |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| vouchsafe |
to grant or give with condescension or as a special favor. |