| adroit |
skillful with the hands; dextrous. |
| beguile |
to deceive or cheat by using guile. |
| bilk |
to defraud or swindle, especially by avoiding due or promised payment. |
| detriment |
harm, injury, or loss. |
| feasible |
capable of being done, carried out, or brought about; likely to succeed. |
| fragmentary |
consisting of fragments; incomplete or disconnected. |
| fulsome |
offensive, especially because of excessiveness or insincerity. |
| gawk |
to look at someone or something fixedly and somewhat dopily; gape. |
| noncommittal |
not revealing what one's preference, feeling, or opinion is. |
| patron |
a regular customer of a shop, restaurant, or some other business. |
| provincial |
limited in outlook; narrow-minded. |
| resolute |
having or showing firmness, determination, or resolve. |
| retard |
to cause (growth, development, or the like) to be slow or incomplete; stunt. |
| spontaneous |
happening in a free way; not forced. |
| vindicate |
to free from an accusation, suspicion, or doubt by indisputable proof. |