cryptic
having a secret or hidden meaning
contrite
sincere remorse for wrongdoing
gauntly
thin and bony, haggard as from great hunger
copiously
profuse, plentiful, abundant
jauntily
cheerfully, showing an easy confidence
obstinacy
stubbornness, determination
nullify
invalidate, annul, to make legally valueless
coveted
to feel envious desire for that which is anothers
squalor
the quality or state of being nasty