sharp, shrewd
acute
to annoy, anger, exasperate; to confuse, baffle
vex
marked by intense force or emotion
vehemently
excessive boldness, rashness, daring
audacity
ridicule; mockery
derision
spoke in a wild or angry way
raved
smothered
stifled
abstained from an impulse to say or do something
refrained
to increase in size, strength, or degree
wax
to decrease in size, strength, or degree
wane
having great depth or seriousness
profound