| brazen |
shameless; bold. |
| capricious |
tending to act on impulse; subject to whim; erratic and unpredictable. |
| cupidity |
exceptional desire for money or other material possessions; greed. |
| distend |
to swell or cause to swell from, or as if from, internal pressure; balloon. |
| iconoclast |
one who attacks and seeks to break down traditional beliefs and institutions or popular ideas and values. |
| interloper |
a person who intrudes in the affairs of others; meddler. |
| modulate |
to vary the loudness, pitch, intensity, or tone of; especially soften or tone down. |
| ostracize |
to exclude or shun, by general agreement of the group imposing the exclusion. |
| parable |
a very short story told to teach a moral or religious lesson. |
| preemptive |
of or relating to a strike or attack such as a bid in bridge or a military attack, made in anticipation of or to prevent an opposing strike. |
| retaliate |
to strike back; take revenge. |
| seemly |
in accord with decency and propriety; suitable; fitting; decorous. |
| squalor |
living conditions that are filthy, or the state of being dirty or foul. |
| submissive |
inclined or obliged to submit; unresisting; obedient; docile. |
| trepidation |
a condition of anxiety or dread; alarm. |