| aberration |
a deviation from what is considered normal or right; irregularity. |
| abide |
to put up with; stand. |
| apprehensive |
feeling fearful about future events. |
| assail |
to attack with vigor or violence; assault. |
| assuage |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. |
| banal |
lacking originality or liveliness; disappointingly ordinary; commonplace; trite. |
| conversant |
familiar; acquainted; practiced (usually followed by "with" or "in"). |
| guru |
in a cult or religious movement, a spiritual guide or leader, sometimes believed to be divine. |
| idiosyncrasy |
a characteristic of temperament, habit, or physical structure particular to a given individual or group; peculiarity. |
| insouciant |
having no cares or anxieties; light-hearted; carefree. |
| magnum opus |
a great work of art, literature, or music, especially a particular person's masterpiece. |
| malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
| parlous |
full of dangers or risks; perilous. |
| recurve |
to bend or curve back or backward, as the ends of certain shooting bows. |
| voluble |
characterized by a steady flow of words; fluent; talkative. |