List 4 - The Stranger

• consummate


  extremely skilled or accomplished; complete in every detail; to finish or complete
• furtive


  done in a quiet, secretive, or stealthy way; obtained underhandedly
• gaunt


  excessively thin and angular; barren, desolate
• imperative


  necessary, not to be avoided; reflective of a command; having the power to restrain, control, or direct
• implacable


  sticking to an opinion, purpose, or course of action in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion; showing no sign of yielding or lessening one's purpose
• languid


  drooping from exhaustion; relaxed or sluggish in character or disposition; lacking force or quickness of motion
• vehement


  marked by forceful energy, emotion, or expression; bitterly antagonistic
• callous


  feeling no emotion; showing no sympathy for others; hardened
• cordial


  warm, friendly; sincerely or deeply felt; strong or stimulating drink, liqueur
• dubious


  doubtful; uncertain; questionable or suspect
• enumerate


  to count; to list
• indignant


  feeling or showing anger because of something unjust or unworthy
• interminable


  having or seeming to have no end; continuing for a very long time, often in a exhausting way
• provocation


  something that arouses a strong response from another or that motivates an action or activity
• reproach


  an expression of rebuke or disapproval; to express disappointment in or displeasure with a person for conduct that is blameworthy or in need of correction
• respite


  a period of temporary delay; a period of rest or relief; to grant a period of temporary relief; to delay
• snide


  derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner; false, counterfeit
• sordid


  morally ignoble or base; meanly selfish or self-serving; filthy; wretchedly poor or run-down
• tacit


  expressed or carried on without words or speech; implied or indicated (as by an act or silence) but not actually expressed
• vice


  an immoral or evil habit or practice; a fault, defect, or shortcoming