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refractory - unmanageable; disobedient and stubborn; Ex. refractory horse
imperturbable - unshakably calm; placid
convivial - pleasantly merry; festive; joyous; gay; characterized by joviality; jovial
archipelago - group of closely located islands
scintilla - trace; minute amount; shred; least bit; Ex. There is not a scintilla of truth; CF. spark
recital - act of reciting publicly; detailed account; performance of music or dance (by a solo performer)
pugnacity - combativeness; disposition to fight; ADJ. pugnacious: (of people) belligerent; combative in nature
hoary - white with age
masochist - person who enjoys his own pain; CF. masochism
laconic - brief and to the point; using few words; terse