| accost |
to confront and speak first to, often aggressively. |
| askew |
not straight; crooked. |
| eddy |
to move or turn in circles or eddies. |
| egotist |
a conceited person; braggart. |
| irrevocable |
impossible to take back, undo, or cancel. |
| lummox |
(informal) someone who is especially clumsy, slow, and unintelligent. |
| particularity |
precise or detailed character. |
| portend |
to serve as a sign or warning of; bode. |
| prudent |
showing good judgment and caution; sensible. |
| quintessence |
that which most perfectly describes or typifies something; essence. |
| revert |
to return to a previous state, practice, belief, or the like. |
| rite |
a formal ceremonial procedure prescribed or customary for a specific occasion, as in religious worship. |
| scandalous |
causing, or likely to cause, a scandal; shocking; disgraceful. |
| tout |
to publicize flatteringly and boastfully. |
| unintelligible |
not able to be understood, as spoken or written language. |