impervious
Resistant to attack or intrusion
utilitarian
Referring to things that are practical in an everyday sense.
indiscriminate
Done in a haphazard, random, or arbitrary way indicating a lack of concern.
balefully
Done in a menacing or threatening way.
solidarity
A sense or feeling of unity and agreement toward a common purpose.
diaphanous
Something with can be seen through but in a gauzy and not completely clear fashion.
iridescent
Lustrous and shimmering.
chanteuse
A female singer in a cabaret-type club.
panhandled
Having begged for money on the street.
furtive
In a sneaky or secretive way.
gnarled
Twisted and bent, usually conveying a sense of advanced age.
tedious
Deadly dull and boring.
deprivation
A state of deficiency or having lost something essential.
Superego
In Freudian psychology, the term used to describe the conscience.
decadent
A state of extravagant indulgence and corrupt depravity.
menagerie
A collection of animals, either real or in artistic form.
spiel
A prepared speech delivered for the purpose of selling or advertising something.
Mazurka
A Polish folk dance with music often supplied in part by an accordion.
assonance
The rhyme-like repetition of similar vowel sounds paired with varying consonants.
relentlessly
Done in a persistent way that is difficult to be stopped.
