| adamantine |
firmly decided or fixed; unyielding. |
| canny |
difficult to fool or take advantage of; shrewd; wary; clever. |
| epistolary |
established or continued through letters. |
| erratic |
not expected or predicted; not regular. |
| extrinsic |
not inherent or essential; extraneous. |
| flak |
(informal) irritating opposition, criticism, or dissent. |
| fracas |
a noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| hypocrisy |
the practice or an instance of stating or pretending to hold beliefs or principles that one does not actually live by; insincerity. |
| inadvertent |
not planned or intended; unintentional. |
| ineptitude |
incompetence; lack of skill. |
| malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
| munificent |
having or showing great generosity. |
| occlude |
to close or obstruct (a passage or opening, one's vision, or the like). |
| surcingle |
a girth or belt that wraps around the body of a horse to secure a saddle, pack, or the like to its back. |
| welter |
to roll about or wallow, as in mud or the open sea. |