| blithe |
indifferent or casual; unconcerned. |
| boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
| cachet |
prestige. |
| cognizant |
aware; informed (usually followed by "of"). |
| gloaming |
late evening; dusk; twilight. |
| hirsute |
covered with hair or stiff hairs; hairy or shaggy. |
| imbroglio |
a difficult, confused, or complicated situation, often involving a misunderstanding, disagreement, or quarrel. |
| immaculate |
not dirty; completely clean. |
| indulgent |
gratifying, or being inclined to gratify or yield to others' wishes, especially rather than enforcing discipline or strictness. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. |
| intersperse |
to place or scatter among other things. |
| obviate |
to prevent or eliminate in advance; render unnecessary or irrelevant. |
| pastiche |
a work of visual art, music, or literature that consists mostly of materials and techniques borrowed from other works, sometimes done as an exercise to learn the technique of others. |
| perilous |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous. |
| stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |