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Bumbling

Lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands

Indifference

A trait of seeming not to care

Apocryphal

Being of questionable authenticity

Refute

Prove to be false or incorrect

idiosyncrasy

Behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual

Expound

Add details or explanation; clarify the meaning; state in depth

Discrete

Constituting a separate entity or part

Burgeon

Grow and flourish

Copious

In abundant supply

Pedantic

Marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially it's trivial aspect

Temperance

The trait of avoiding excesses

Soporific

Inducing mental lethargy; sleep inducing

Intransigent

Unwilling to change one's beliefs or course of action

Construe

Interpreted in particular way

Implacable

Incapable of making less angry or hostile

Laudable

Worthy of high praise

Forthcoming

Available when required or as promised


OR


At ease in talking to others.

Espose

To adopt or support an idea or cause

Exonerate

Pronounce not guilty of criminal charges

Contingent

Noun: A gathering of persons representative of some larger group


OR


Adj: dependent on(usually used with upon)

Ignoble

Dishoronable

Denigrate

Charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone

Ingratiate

Gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts

admonitory

Serving to warn; expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective.

Exalt

Praise or glorify

Reconcile

Make (one thing) compatible with (another)

Petulant

Easily irritated or annoyed

Incorrigible

Impervious to correction by punishment

Confound

To cause confusion


OR


Mistake one thing for another

Hackneyed

Lacking significance through having been overused

Exacting

Requiring and demanding accuracy

Ostentious

Intended to attract notice and impress others; tawdry or vulgar

Acerbic

Harsh in tone

Blatant

Without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious

Opaque

Not clearly understood or expressed

Tortuous

Marked by repeated turns and bends; not straightforward

Decorum

Propriety in manners and conduct

Largess

Extreme generousity and giving

Myopic

Lacking foresight or imagination

Burgeon

Grow and flourish

Implausible

Describing a statement that is not believable

Denigrate

Charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone

Iconoclastic

Defying tradition or convention

Underscore

Give extra weight to (a communication)

Provincial

Characteristic of a limited perspective; not fashionable or sophisticated

Aberrant

Markedly different from an accepted norm

Unscrupulous

Without scruples or principles

Abstruse

Difficult to understand; incomprehensible