| cantankerous |
irritable, stubborn, and quarrelsome. |
| cavalier |
carefree and offhand; nonchalant. |
| debouch |
to advance out of a confined or narrow space such as a canyon into open country. |
| discountenance |
to embarrass or disconcert. |
| flagitious |
viciously or shamefully wicked; infamous. |
| flange |
a collar or rim that projects from a pipe, housing, or the like to provide strength, stability, or a place for attaching other parts. |
| fledge |
to grow flight feathers. |
| impinge |
to encroach. |
| lacuna |
a gap or omitted part. |
| lambent |
glowing softly. |
| mélange |
a mixture, usually of very dissimilar elements. |
| parlance |
manner of speaking or writing, especially word choice; vernacular. |
| repine |
to express or feel unhappiness; complain; fret. |
| saturnine |
gloomy, sullen, or cynical in temperament or appearance. |
| stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |