| adroit |
skillful with the hands; dextrous. |
| affront |
something that is said or done on purpose to be rude or mean. |
| bane |
something or someone that causes ruin or great trouble. |
| carouse |
to revel in a boisterous and drunken manner. |
| entrench |
to establish firmly and unchangeably. |
| fervor |
strength, heatedness, or intensity of feeling; impassioned enthusiasm. |
| hysteria |
in an individual or group, an uncontrollable outburst of fear or other emotions, producing fits of weeping, laughter, irrational behavior, or the like. |
| mollify |
to ease or soothe the anger or emotion of; make calmer; appease. |
| pessimism |
the belief that events will turn out badly; tendency to expect the worst. |
| pique |
to cause (a feeling or action) to be aroused or incited. |
| pronouncement |
a formal or official declaration. |
| punctilious |
strictly adhering to etiquette or formalities. |
| stoical |
showing little or no emotion in reaction to painful or pleasant experiences. |
| trenchant |
incisive or penetrating, as perception or wit. |
| wholehearted |
without reservation; sincere and enthusiastic. |