| adamant |
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| aleatory |
pertaining to or depending on luck, chance, or contingency. |
| deign |
to consider some act to be appropriate or in keeping with one's dignity; condescend. |
| distraught |
mentally or emotionally unbalanced; crazed. |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| indomitable |
too strong to be subdued or discouraged; unconquerable. |
| insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
| jeremiad |
a long complaint about life or one's situation; lamentation. |
| lupine2 |
fierce; greedy. |
| magnum opus |
a great work of art, literature, or music, especially a particular person's masterpiece. |
| nonpareil |
a person or thing whose excellence is unequaled; paragon. |
| pelf |
money or wealth, usually regarded with disapproval or contempt. |
| peroration |
the concluding part of a speech in which there is a summing up of the principal points. |
| schadenfreude |
(often capitalized) pleasure derived from the misfortune of others. |
| sylph |
a slender, graceful woman or girl. |