| alcove |
a partly enclosed area of a room. |
| amenable |
willing to respond, agree, or submit; agreeable; pliable. |
| arduous |
entailing great difficulty, exertion, or endurance; laborious. |
| expedient |
suitable or advantageous for the purpose or in the circumstances. |
| explicate |
to make clear or explain completely. |
| fiasco |
an utter and shameful failure. |
| laxity |
the state or quality of being careless or slack; looseness. |
| loner |
one who stays by himself or herself much of the time, especially by choice or inclination. |
| poseur |
one who adopts an affected attitude or manner in order to impress others. |
| profundity |
that which involves great insight or intellectual depth. |
| ruffian |
one who is tough and violent; bully; thug. |
| sedate |
composed and dignified. |
| shard |
a piece of a broken object, especially a fragment of pottery or glass. |
| submissive |
inclined or obliged to submit; unresisting; obedient; docile. |
| superfluous |
being beyond a sufficient amount; excessive. |