| agnostic |
one who believes it is impossible to know anything about the existence or nonexistence of God or about the essential nature of things beyond the material universe. |
| avuncular |
of, concerning, or like an uncle; kind; benevolent. |
| brusque |
impolitely abrupt in speech or actions; curt. |
| camaraderie |
friendship, good humor, and closeness among a group. |
| dapple |
to mark or be marked with spots or mottling. |
| disavow |
to deny having (knowledge, intention, or the like). |
| dissimilar |
not alike; different. |
| flippant |
disrespectful or indifferent to someone or something worthy of respect; shallowly humorous. |
| infatuation |
the condition of being deprived of judgment by an irrational or foolish attachment to someone or something. |
| malleable |
capable of being shaped, as by hammering or rolling. |
| morbid |
in an unhealthy, gloomy mental state; preoccupied with sickness, abnormality, or death. |
| patronize |
to act in an offensively superior manner toward. |
| preeminent |
surpassing others in importance and prominence; foremost. |
| taciturn |
habitually silent and uncommunicative. |
| ungainly |
lacking gracefulness or ease of movement; clumsy; awkward. |