| brash |
rudely self-assertive; bold; impudent. |
| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| credulous |
disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible. |
| ensconce |
to position (oneself) firmly or comfortably. |
| equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
| gamut |
the whole extent or range of anything. |
| guru |
in a cult or religious movement, a spiritual guide or leader, sometimes believed to be divine. |
| idiosyncrasy |
a characteristic of temperament, habit, or physical structure particular to a given individual or group; peculiarity. |
| immaculate |
not dirty; completely clean. |
| jubilate |
to feel joyful; rejoice; exult. |
| malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
| oblique |
not direct or straightforward in intent, means, or achievement; indirect or devious. |
| parlous |
full of dangers or risks; perilous. |
| solecism |
a gross violation of convention in grammar, etiquette, or the like; impropriety. |
| welter |
to roll about or wallow, as in mud or the open sea. |