| audacity |
courage or boldness often combined with daring or recklessness. |
| avuncular |
of, concerning, or like an uncle; kind; benevolent. |
| cerebral |
characterized by intellect or reason. |
| cynicism |
an attitude of doubt or mistrust toward human nature and the possibility of good or selfless motives. |
| exemplify |
to serve as an illustration of. |
| gentry |
people who come from families of high social standing. |
| grandiloquent |
speaking or expressed in a pretentious, pompous, or excessively ornate fashion. |
| infraction |
an act or instance of breaking or violating, usually a rule or law; violation or breach. |
| intrinsic |
being essential to or of the nature of a thing; inherent. |
| pensive |
thoughtful in a sad or deeply serious way. |
| recluse |
a person who lives in voluntary isolation from others. |
| recourse |
that which may be turned to for assistance, protection, or a way out of a difficult situation. |
| resonance |
ability to make a strong or lasting effect, especially because of an emotional association. |
| skeptic |
one who is inclined to question or doubt assertions that are made or accepted by others. |
| squalor |
living conditions that are filthy, or the state of being dirty or foul. |