alacrity
brisk and cheerful readiness
assiduity
constant or close attention to what one is doing
basilisk
a mythical reptile with a lethal gaze or breath, hatched by a serpent from a cock's egg
consternation
feelings of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected
contritely
in a rueful manner
ebullient
cheerful and full of energy
expectorate
cough or spit out phlegm from the throat or lungs
fecundity
producing or able to produce many babies, young animals, or plants
glutinous
like glue in texture; sticky
inculcate
instill an attitude, idea, or habit by persistent instruction
indissolubly
incapable of being dissolved, decomposed, undone, or destroyed
irascible
having or showing a tendency to be easily angered
leitmotif
a recurrent theme throughout a musical or literary composition, associated with a particular person, idea, or situation
mercurial
subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind
nictating
blinking
perfidy
deceitfulness; untrustworthiness
pique
a feeling of irritation or resentment resulting from a slight, especially to one's pride
rapacious
aggressively greedy or grasping
rectitude
morally correct behavior or thinking; righteousness
sepulchral
of or relating to a tomb or interment
stoic
a person who can endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining
timorous
showing or suffering from nervousness, fear, or a lack of confidence
vivisect
the activity or practice of doing scientific or medical experiments on live animals
