| asperity |
harshness or roughness, especially of tone or manner. |
| blandishment |
(often plural) flattering or coaxing remarks or stratagems intended to persuade. |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. |
| festoon |
a decorative chain or strip of ribbons, flowers, leaves, or the like, suspended at the ends and hung in a curve. |
| flout |
to show scorn or contempt for, especially by openly or deliberately disobeying. |
| iatrogenic |
caused by a physician or medical treatment, especially from drugs or surgery. |
| inanition |
a state of exhaustion caused by a lack of nourishment. |
| intransigence |
refusal to alter one's ideas or position in response to the wishes of others. |
| laconic |
using very few words; succinct; terse. |
| noisome |
offensive or disgusting, especially in smell; foul. |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |
| stately |
dignified. |
| stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |
| sylph |
a slender, graceful woman or girl. |