| blithe |
indifferent or casual; unconcerned. |
| brash |
rudely self-assertive; bold; impudent. |
| canny |
difficult to fool or take advantage of; shrewd; wary; clever. |
| chary |
not dispensing freely. |
| deracinate |
to pull up by or as if by the roots; uproot; isolate; exile. |
| disinter |
to dig up or remove from a place of burial; exhume. |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| etiolate |
to weaken, especially through deprivation of normal development. |
| foible |
a minor flaw or weakness in personality, character, or behavior. |
| gossamer |
delicately fine, gauzelike, or filmy. |
| impermeable |
not permitting passage or penetration. |
| macerate |
to soften (food or the like) by soaking, as in digestion. |
| omnibus |
concerning or including a large collection of things. |
| prerogative |
an exclusive right or privilege derived from one's office, position, age, citizenship, birth, or the like. |
| supine |
lying with the face upward. |