| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Furtive | sly, with hidden motives |
| Accretion | a growth in size, an increase in amount |
| Gauche | lacking social refinement |
| Bilious | ill-tempered, sickly, ailing |
| Imprecation | a curse |
| Ornery | having an irritable disposition, cantankerous |
| Abstemious | done sparingly; consuming in moderation |
| Contentious | quarrelsome, disagreeable, belligerent |
| Denizen | an inhabitant, a resident |
| Caucus | a closed committie within a political party; a private committee meeting |
| Lilliputian | very small |
| Feral | suggestive of a wild beast, not domesticated |
| Paragon | a model of excellence or perfectiion |
| Apprise | to give notice to, inform |
| Euphemism | an inoffensive and agreeable expression that is substituded for one that is considered offensive |
| Non Sequitur | a statement that does not follow logically from anything previously said |
| Megalomania | obsession with great or grandiose performance |
| Consanguineous | having the same lineage or ansestry; related by blood |
| Insular | characteristic of an isolated people, especially having a narrow viewpoint |
| Braggart | a person who brags or boasts in a loud and empty manner |
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