| exuberant |
vigorously enthusiastic or happy; high-spirited. |
| fatalism |
a belief or doctrine that the events of life are predetermined and cannot be altered by human free will. |
| formidable |
exceptionally difficult; daunting. |
| imponderable |
unable to be evaluated or calculated accurately. |
| irrevocable |
impossible to take back, undo, or cancel. |
| motley |
made up of a contrasting variety of types, appearances, or the like; very heterogeneous. |
| pernicious |
having a very harmful or fatal effect; injurious, deadly, or destructive. |
| promontory |
a high cliff that sticks out into a large body of water or that rises above an area of lower land. |
| scruple |
a belief about right and wrong that keeps a person from doing something that may be bad. |
| skirmish |
a minor or preliminary battle between small military units. |
| slovenly |
careless or disgustingly dirty. |
| subpoena |
in law, a formal written order summoning a witness to give testimony or requiring that specified evidence be submitted. |
| tumultuous |
full of noise, commotion, or disorder; riotous. |
| vanquish |
to subdue or defeat by or as if by greater force; conquer; overcome. |
| wizened |
shriveled or dried up. |