| awry |
in an unplanned and undesired direction. |
| benevolent |
desiring to do good for others; generous. |
| capricious |
tending to act on impulse; subject to whim; erratic and unpredictable. |
| defray |
to pay or assist in the payment of (costs or the like). |
| demur |
to object or indicate opposition to something. |
| diffidence |
reticence; shyness. |
| discrete |
separate and distinct. |
| insular |
closed to new ideas; narrow-minded. |
| inverse |
opposite or reversed in position, order, direction, nature, or effect. |
| novice |
a person with little or no experience at a particular job or activity. |
| psychiatrist |
a medical doctor who treats people with mental and emotional illnesses. |
| tenuous |
having little substance, support, or significance; flimsy; weak. |
| touchstone |
a test or standard by which to evaluate the worth of something. |
| uncontrolled |
acting or continuing, or allowed to act or continue, without constraint, regulation, or opposition. |
| vestige |
a visible trace or sign of something no longer present or existing. |