pər vuhrs adjective 1: stubbornly opposed to what is expected or requested of one, or marked by or inclined toward such an attitude. Knowing how perverse he can be, I’m not surprised…

klok ənd dae gər adjective definition: involving espionage, esp. viewed as being overly dramatic. The office had a cloak-and-dagger atmosphere.

phrase an integral or necessary part of something. “Suffering is part and parcel of extensive intelligence and a feeling heart.” Fyodor Dostoevsky, Crime and Punishment  

stIl tihd adjective artificially or stiffly formal; pompous; affected. It’s not enjoyable to read such stilted prose. She sounds awfully stilted in her letters.

lə gu bri əs adjective sad or mournful, especiallyt in an exaggerated way; gloomy. He’s been walking around with that lugubrious expression ever since his girlfriend left.