Brouhaha: An uproar; hubbub.
Cloy: To supply with too much of something, esp. With something too rich or sweet.
Demeanor: The way in which a person behaves or conducts himself deportment.
Deference: Submission or courteous yielding to the opinion, wishes, or judgement of another. Courteous respect.
Enigmatic: Of or resembling an enigma; puzzling.
Definitive: Precisely defining or outlining; explicit. Determining finally; decisive.
Bumptious: Crudely forward and assertive in behavior; Pushy.
Choleric: Easily angered; Bad tempered. Showing or expressing anger.
Bulwark: A wall or similar structure raised as a defensive fortification; rampart. Something serving as a principal defense against attack or encroachment.
Curtail: To cut short; abbreviate.
Adamant: A legendary stone believed to be impenetrable. An extremely hard substance.
Profligate: Given over to dissipation; dissolute. Recklessly wasteful; wildly extravagant.
Mawkish: Excessively and objectionably sentimental. Sickening or insipid in taste.
Thwart: To oppose successfully; prevent from accomplishing a purpose.
Onus: A difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
Requisite: Required or necessary for a particular purpose, position, etc.; indispensable: the requisite skills of an engineer.
Mollify: To soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease. To mitigate or reduce; soften.
sartorial: Of or pertaining to tailors or their trade.
Presentiment: A feeling or impression that something is about to happen, especially something evil;
foreboding.
Impromptu: Made or done without previous preparation.
Forbearance: The act of forbearing; a refraining from something. An abstaining from the enforcement of a right.
Remit: To transmit or send (money, a check, etc.) to a person or place, usually in payment. To refrain from inflicting or enforcing, as a punishment, sentence, etc.
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