| contemptuous |
feeling or expressing angry disgust, as at something unworthy or wicked; scornful. |
| coy |
artfully shy or retiring; playfully but calculatingly reticent. |
| dowdy1 |
not at all stylish; shabby or dull. |
| expiate |
to atone or make amends for (a sin, crime, offense, or the like). |
| grandiloquent |
speaking or expressed in a pretentious, pompous, or excessively ornate fashion. |
| haggle |
to bargain or argue over petty differences in price, terms, or point of view. |
| impassioned |
full of strong emotion. |
| lethargy |
a state of having very low energy with drowsiness and apathy; lassitude. |
| nicety |
a subtle distinction; fine point. |
| repulsion |
extreme distaste, disgust, or aversion. |
| reverberation |
the continuation of a sound after the source of the sound has been cut off. |
| seedy |
unkempt or shabby. |
| tempestuous |
characterized by disturbance or commotion; stormy; turbulent. |
| testy |
easily annoyed or angered; irritable; touchy. |
| wizened |
shriveled or dried up. |