| artifice |
a shrewd or clever trick. |
| awry |
in an unplanned and undesired direction. |
| bigotry |
intolerance of any group or belief that is not one's own, especially in the form of racial, ethnic, or religious intolerance and prejudice. |
| complaisant |
eager or willing to please; amenable; obliging. |
| contend |
to struggle; fight against difficulties or opposition. |
| decorous |
proper or formal with respect to behavior, manners, appearance, or the like. |
| irreverent |
not having or showing respect. |
| loquacious |
given to talking much or excessively; garrulous. |
| prodigy |
a person, especially a young one, of exceptional talent or ability. |
| rudiment |
(often plural) something in an initial, imperfect, or undeveloped form. |
| sedentary |
involving or characterized by sitting or little physical activity. |
| spontaneous |
happening in a free way; not forced. |
| subvert |
to overthrow or destroy, or cause the destruction of (an established authority, especially a national government). |
| syncopate |
in music, to make (a rhythm) more complex as by accenting beats that are not normally accented or employing rests where accented beats would be expected. |
| temperance |
habitual moderation in the use of alcoholic drink, or complete abstinence. |