| avocation |
a secondary occupation, usually one pursued for recreation; hobby. |
| dapple |
to mark or be marked with spots or mottling. |
| disquiet |
lack of mental calm or peace; anxiety; uneasiness. |
| dissipate |
to cause to disappear by, or as though by, dispersing or dissolving. |
| elaboration |
the act or an instance of adding explanatory material or detail, or the material or detail so added. |
| frivolous |
unworthy of serious consideration or merit; trivial or silly. |
| gainsay |
to deny or contradict. |
| impassable |
impossible to go past, through, over, or around. |
| implacable |
not to be pacified or diverted; unappeasable or inexorable. |
| inimitable |
impossible to mimic or copy, because of uniqueness or superiority. |
| invariable |
not subject to change; consistently the same. |
| panache |
a confidently stylish, dashing, or flamboyant manner. |
| pessimistic |
feeling in a negative way about things; expecting the worst to happen. |
| preclude |
to prevent from happening by means of prior action or previously established condition. |
| quizzical |
expressing doubt, confusion, or questioning; puzzled. |