| amorphous |
lacking definite form, shape, or character. |
| discontinuous |
interrupted or intermittent; not without pause or break. |
| fastidious |
exceedingly particular or demanding especially in matters of detail; exacting. |
| haggard |
having a very tired, worried, or wasted look. |
| inexhaustible |
unable to be used up; endless. |
| nadir |
the lowest or most depressing point or stage. |
| plight1 |
a state or situation, especially an unhappy or unlucky one; predicament. |
| precipitous |
very steep or sudden; rising or dropping abruptly. |
| reticence |
the state or quality of being hesitant to speak out; reserve. |
| ricochet |
to bounce or skip off a surface at an angle; rebound. |
| ruffian |
one who is tough and violent; bully; thug. |
| slough2 |
to shed or discard; rid oneself of. |
| stanza |
a group of related lines in a poem that make up one section within the poem. Stanzas often have a regular meter and rhyme pattern. |
| testy |
easily annoyed or angered; irritable; touchy. |
| workaday |
ordinary; mundane; everyday. |