| bourgeois |
of, related to, or characteristic of the middle class. |
| clairvoyant |
possessing the ability to see or know things that are beyond the five senses. |
| disavow |
to deny having (knowledge, intention, or the like). |
| dogged |
persistent or stubborn. |
| inoffensive |
having no insulting or harmful qualities; innocuous. |
| interpose |
to insert (a comment, question, criticism, or the like) in the course of a conversation or speech. |
| irony |
a manner of using language so that it conveys a different or opposite meaning to that which is literally expressed in the words themselves. Irony is used in ordinary conversation and also as a literary technique, especially to express criticism or to produce humor or pathos. |
| kindred |
a group of related people, such as a tribe or clan. |
| morose |
gloomy or sullen. |
| pert |
impudent or saucy. |
| prepossess |
to inspire or impress favorably beforehand. |
| prowess |
great skill or talent; superior ability. |
| squabble |
to quarrel over trivial matters; bicker. |
| vacillate |
to hesitate or waver in giving an opinion or making a decision; be indecisive. |
| vagrant |
one who lacks a permanent home and wanders from place to place; nomad; tramp. |