| consort |
a wife or husband, especially of a royal personage. |
| desirous |
having a wish or a longing for something. |
| digress |
to stray from the main topic; ramble. |
| digression |
the act or result of straying from the main topic. |
| exhort |
to advise, urge, or incite with great seriousness. |
| humbug |
something without substance or meaning, such as an idea or argument; nonsense. |
| inescapable |
unable to be avoided or ignored. |
| irascible |
easily angered or irritated; short-tempered. |
| odious |
provoking or deserving of hatred; loathsome or repellent. |
| odium |
hatred, strong dislike, or repugnance. |
| optic |
of or concerning the eye or the sense of sight. |
| quiescent |
in a state of inaction or rest; dormant. |
| stodgy |
lacking the ability or inclination to act informally or to find humor or enjoyment in things that others might; stuffy; prim. |
| unspoken |
assumed without being expressed or spoken; implied. |
| vacillate |
to hesitate or waver in giving an opinion or making a decision; be indecisive. |