| boudoir |
a woman's private sitting room or bedroom. |
| distraught |
mentally or emotionally unbalanced; crazed. |
| gloaming |
late evening; dusk; twilight. |
| inchoate |
partially or imperfectly developed. |
| incredulous |
not able to believe something. |
| inquest |
a legal investigation, usually involving a jury, especially a coroner's investigation of a suspicious death. |
| insinuate |
to suggest (something derogatory) subtly and indirectly. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| modus operandi |
a method of accomplishing something; way of working. |
| nonplus |
to cause (someone) to be unable to think of what to say, do, or decide; perplex; bewilder. |
| oblivious |
not conscious or paying attention; unknowing or unaware (usually followed by "to" or "of"). |
| oligarchy |
a government or state in which only a relatively few people or members of a family have real power. |
| refulgent |
shining brilliantly; radiant. |
| truculent |
extremely hostile or belligerent; inclined to fight. |
| voluble |
characterized by a steady flow of words; fluent; talkative. |