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anonymous having unknown authorship irresolute undecided or uncertain as to action obdurate not giving in to persuasion obsequious excessively eager to serve or obey pertinacity quality of holding firm in a belief stoic seemingly indifferent to pain or pleasure audacious fearless, daring, bold contumacy obstinate resistance to authority dour marked by stubbornness or sternness eclat great brilliance, as of performance or achievement indefatigable incapable of being fatigued querulous given to complaining, peevish sardonic scornfully mocking and derisive surly suddenly ill humored, gruff truculent savage and cruel, fierce unctuous characterized by insincere earnestness convivial sociable ebullience exuberance felicitous well chosen; apt irascible prone to outbursts of temper placed having undisturbed surface or aspect metonymy figure of speech using a feature of an item misnomer a name wrongly or unsuitably applied nomenclature system of names in arts and science nominal existing only in name not in actuality renown quality of being widely honored and acclaimed cognomen a descriptive nickname denomination the name of a class or group homonym word with the same sound as another ignominy great personal dishonor