| abscond |
to leave suddenly and secretly, especially to avoid observation or capture. |
| acrimonious |
filled with bitterness or rancor. |
| culinary |
of, concerning, or used for cooking. |
| deviate |
to turn away from a direct course or one that has already been set. |
| dub1 |
to name or call. |
| gentry |
people who come from families of high social standing. |
| interdependent |
relying on or needing one another. |
| irreparable |
impossible to repair, restore, or rectify. |
| neurotic |
suffering from needless fears and worries. |
| noncommittal |
not revealing what one's preference, feeling, or opinion is. |
| pedantry |
the act or practice, or an instance, of flaunting one's learnedness or of being overly insistent on scholarly formalities or details. |
| prevaricate |
to lie, mislead, or conceal the truth deliberately. |
| reticence |
the state or quality of being hesitant to speak out; reserve. |
| testy |
easily annoyed or angered; irritable; touchy. |
| ulterior |
beyond or excluded from what is openly admitted or shown, especially when concealed for the purposes of deception. |