| ambivalent |
of feelings and emotions, conflicting; pulling in opposite directions. |
| dissertation |
a formal and usually lengthy exposition in speech or writing, especially a detailed report of research by a candidate for a doctoral degree. |
| grandiloquence |
speech that is pretentious, pompous, or excessively mannered. |
| homogeneous |
having all parts of the same or a similar type. |
| imperturbable |
not easily excited or disturbed; calm. |
| inexorable |
not subject to change by any force or influence; unyielding or unrelenting. |
| limpid |
perfectly clear; transparent. |
| loner |
one who stays by himself or herself much of the time, especially by choice or inclination. |
| loquacious |
given to talking much or excessively; garrulous. |
| macabre |
of, pertaining to, depicting, or evoking death or the horrors of death; gruesome; ghastly. |
| rabid |
extreme in opinion or action; fanatical. |
| ratify |
to approve in an official way; confirm. |
| tactile |
of, having, or pertaining to the sense of touch. |
| underscore |
to emphasize by, or as if by, drawing a line beneath. |
| vehement |
intensely emotional; impassioned; heated. |