characterized by or showing servile obedience and excessive eagerness to please; deferential; fawning:

an amorous glance; ogle

unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn; unyielding

to associate on very friendly terms (usually followed by 'with')

known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric

given to or characterized by gross excess in drinking or eating

foolish or inane, especially in an unconscious, complacent manner; silly; witless

holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold

to cloud over; becloud; obscure

equivalent, as in value, force, effect, or signification

utterly detestable; abominable; abhorrent

combat with the fists

a guide who gives information about antiquities and places of interest to sightseers

a sound formed by the combination of two vowels in a single syllable, in which the sound begins as one vowel and moves toward another (as in coin, loud, and side)

establish (an attitude, habit, or belief) so firmly that change is very difficult or unlikely

lacking in wholesome vigor; decadent