caprice |
a sudden, impulsive change of mind or direction, or an unpredictable action. |
complement |
to go well with, complete, or perfect. |
dossier |
a set of papers or documents that provide detailed information on a particular person or subject. |
importune |
to pester with insistent demands or requests. |
inexorable |
not subject to change by any force or influence; unyielding or unrelenting. |
interplay |
the action or influence of two or more things on each other; reciprocal effect. |
iota |
an extremely small amount. |
malediction |
the expression of a wish that evil or harm come to someone; curse. |
monotone |
speech with little or no change in tone. |
odoriferous |
having or spreading a scent, especially a pleasant or fragrant one. |
ostracize |
to exclude or shun, by general agreement of the group imposing the exclusion. |
quandary |
a situation of uncertainty, puzzlement, or hesitation; dilemma. |
rancor |
bitter, continuing resentment; hatred. |
refraction |
the bending of rays or waves of light, heat, sound, or the like when passed obliquely from one medium to another with a different rate of transmission. |
viscous |
having an adhesive, gluey consistency that resists flow. |