| augury |
the art or practice or an instance of predicting the future or obtaining hidden knowledge by interpreting omens. |
| canny |
difficult to fool or take advantage of; shrewd; wary; clever. |
| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| erudite |
having or showing a high level of scholarly knowledge; learned. |
| euphoria |
a strong feeling of well-being or elation, sometimes unrealistic or unwarranted, and able to be induced by certain drugs. |
| gullible |
believing almost anything; easily tricked. |
| guttural |
articulated in the back of the mouth; velar. |
| innocuous |
not capable of causing damage; harmless. |
| inveigle |
to entice or ensnare by clever talk or flattery. |
| maverick |
a person who thinks and behaves independently, especially one who refuses to adhere to the orthodoxy of the group to which he or she belongs. |
| pronate |
to turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm of the hand faces down or backwards. |
| revetment |
a facing of stone, masonry, or the like to support or protect a wall, embankment, or mound of earth. |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |
| sanguine |
having an optimistic temperament or outlook. |
| transpose |
to exchange the position or order of (two things). |