| consort |
a wife or husband, especially of a royal personage. |
| contentious |
inclined to argue; quarrelsome; belligerent. |
| coy |
artfully shy or retiring; playfully but calculatingly reticent. |
| elegy |
a sorrowful or mournful poem or musical composition, especially a lament for the dead. |
| meritorious |
having worth or high quality; deserving of praise or reward. |
| mettlesome |
spirited or courageous. |
| pragmatic |
concerned with actual causes and effects rather than abstract theories or ideas; practical. |
| ramshackle |
poorly constructed or in disrepair; rickety. |
| recommence |
to begin or start again. |
| rigorous |
showing strictness or sternness. |
| ruse |
a trick, pretense, or diversion intended to deceive or mislead. |
| servile |
very submissive to another's authority; slavish. |
| sinewy |
of sinew, or sinewlike; strong; tough. |
| tangential |
barely connected to or touching a subject. |
| venerable |
deserving honor, respect, or reverence because of advanced age, noble character, or dignified position. |