| brusque | abrupt,blunt, curt |
| candid | frank, honeset, truthful |
| delinquent | wanting, failing, overdue |
| dour | sullen, gloomy, sour |
| obese | fat, stout, corpulent |
| furtive | sly, stealthy |
| lucid | clear in (and to) the mind |
| macabre | grim, gruesome, death-haunted |
| mature | ripe, fully developed |
| nebulous | vague, hazy, indefinite |
| pensive | deeply thoughtful, wistful |
| placid | calm, serene, unruffled |
| plaintive | sad, mournful |
| plausible | appearing true or reasonable |
| potent | powerful, very effective |
| pungent | sharp, stinging, keen |
| rigorous | rigidly severe, exacting |
| wanton | senseless, malicious, reckless |
| wary | cautious, watchful (in facing danger) |
| wily | crafty, cunning |