obdurate
stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
cantankerous
stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate
bellicose
having or showing a ready disposition to fight
fecund
capable of producing offspring or vegetation
moribund
being on the point of death; breathing your last
dissemble
behave unnaturally or affectedly
ruminate
reflect deeply on a subject
ponder
reflect deeply on a subject
palimpsest
a manuscript (usually written on papyrus or parchment) on which more than one text has been written with the earlier writing incompletely erased and still visible
thresh
beat the seeds out of a grain
shine
emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light
cram
crowd or pack to capacity
manifold
many and varied; having many features or forms
dreary
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
trope
language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
lithe
moving and bending with ease
recondite
difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge
scree
a sloping mass of loose rocks at the base of a cliff
sibilant
of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')
crenulate
having a margin with small rounded teeth
weird
strikingly odd or unusual
hale
exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health
curmudgeon
a crusty irascible cantankerous old person full of stubborn ideas
berth
a place where a craft can be made fast
dire
fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
eclectic
selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas
ineluctable
impossible to avoid or evade:"inescapable conclusion"
frenetic
excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion
gimp
disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet
jocular
characterized by jokes and good humor
kinetic
relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces associated therewith
nimble
moving quickly and lightly
quixotic
not sensible about practical matters; idealistic and unrealistic
undulate
move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
yurt
a circular domed dwelling that is portable and self-supporting; originally used by nomadic Mongol and Turkic people of central Asia but now used as inexpensive alternative or temporary housing
apt
being of striking appropriateness and pertinence
tuft
a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass
modal
relating to or expressing the mood of a verb
facia
a sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc
superfluous
more than is needed, desired, or required
