sensuous
related to the senses and bodily feeling
austere
severe, minimal
vertiginous
very steep
permissive
liberal, lenient
exhilarated
happy, excited
imperceptibly
gradually, slightly, subtly
emulating
imitating or aspiring to be like another
infiltrate
penetrate, take control of from within
disdainfully
scornfully
ethereal
dreamlike, elusive
frigid
cold and unfeeling
culchie
derogatory slang term for a person from rural Ireland
al dente
culinary term, usually for pasta, to describe something cooked until firm
lavish
luxurious
subjugating
dominating, controlling
emanating
radiating or originating from a source
formulaic
predictable, done according to a preexisting model
etiquette
code of manners
diaphragm
muscle used in breathing
farcical
comic, ridiculous
masochist
person who enjoys being hurt
