| abscond |
to leave suddenly and secretly, especially to avoid observation or capture. |
| affluent |
having a lot of money; rich; wealthy. |
| capricious |
tending to act on impulse; subject to whim; erratic and unpredictable. |
| colloquial |
characteristic of or suited to informal or familiar conversation or to writing that is imitative of conversational tone. |
| disparate |
essentially different and distinct. |
| dub1 |
to name or call. |
| dupe |
a gullible person; one who can be readily misled or fooled. |
| fraught |
accompanied by; full of, usually something bad or unpleasant. |
| humbug |
something without substance or meaning, such as an idea or argument; nonsense. |
| lethargy |
a state of having very low energy with drowsiness and apathy; lassitude. |
| mollify |
to ease or soothe the anger or emotion of; make calmer; appease. |
| myopic |
unable to see objects clearly from a distance; nearsighted. |
| offhand |
done without thinking or preparing ahead of time. |
| preclude |
to prevent from happening by means of prior action or previously established condition. |
| proxy |
a person who is authorized to act for or on behalf of another, especially as a voter; substitute. |