affront NOUN a personally offensive act or word; deliberate act or display of disrespect

Uninteresting because of frequent exposure or indulgence blasé ADJECTIVE Uninteresting because of frequent exposure or indulgence

to persuade by flattery or promises cajole VERB to persuade by flattery or promises

extremely irritable or easily angered choleric ADJECTIVE extremely irritable or easily angered

to impede or hinder; to burden or weigh down encumber VERB to impede or hinder; to burden or weigh down

ineffective, incompetent, futile feckless ADJECTIVE ineffective, incompetent, futile

impasse NOUN a position or situation from which there is no escape or viable solution

having slothful disposition to avoid exertion indolent ADJECTIVE having slothful disposition to avoid exertion

lugubrious ADJECTIVE mournful, dismal, or gloomy, esp. in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner

ribald ADJECTIVE vulgar or indecent in speech, language, etc.; coarsely mocking, abusive, or irreverent