| astute |
keen in understanding and judgment; shrewd. |
| baleful |
threatening harm; full of malice; ominous. |
| burgeon |
to start to grow; send forth shoots, leaves, buds, or the like (often followed by "out" or "forth"). |
| conduction |
the transmission or transfer, as of heat, electrical charges, or nervous impulses, through a medium. |
| foible |
a minor flaw or weakness in personality, character, or behavior. |
| fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| idiosyncrasy |
a characteristic of temperament, habit, or physical structure particular to a given individual or group; peculiarity. |
| insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
| ligature |
a band or tie. |
| pedantic |
making or characterized by an excessive display of learnedness, or overly insistent on scholarly details and formalities. |
| pelf |
money or wealth, usually regarded with disapproval or contempt. |
| reprise |
repetition of a musical phrase or theme in an identical or slightly altered way. |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |
| stative |
in grammar, of or designating a category of verbs that express state or condition. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |