| audit |
an often official examination of records or financial accounts to check their accuracy, or the report of such an examination. |
| bilk |
to defraud or swindle, especially by avoiding due or promised payment. |
| demeanor |
the way in which one conducts oneself; deportment. |
| devious |
not the straightest, most direct way; winding; roundabout. |
| forthcoming |
about to appear or happen. |
| intransigent |
refusing to alter an idea or a position in response to others' wishes; uncompromising. |
| intrusion |
the act of entering or thrusting oneself in when not invited or welcomed. |
| sedentary |
involving or characterized by sitting or little physical activity. |
| sinewy |
of sinew, or sinewlike; strong; tough. |
| sporadic |
occurring irregularly or in a thinly scattered manner in time or space. |
| submissive |
inclined or obliged to submit; unresisting; obedient; docile. |
| transcendental |
beyond the limits of ordinary experience, thought, or belief; supernatural, visionary, or mystical. |
| uninitiated |
combined form of initiated. |
| unworldly |
lacking sophistication; naive; provincial. |
| wince |
to draw suddenly back or away from something painful or frightening. |