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pawky
[paw-kee]
cunning; sly

altruism
[al-troo-iz-uhm]
the principle or practice of unselfish concern for or devotion to the welfare of others (opposed to egoism)

engender
[en-jen-der]
to produce, cause, or give rise to

strident
[strahyd-nt]
making or having a harsh sound; grating; creaking

scunner
[skuhn-er]
an irrational dislike; loathing

stalwart
[stawl-wert]
strongly and stoutly built; sturdy and robust

oeillade
[œ-yad]
an amorous glance; ogle

trenchant
[tren-chuhnt]
incisive or keen, as language or a person; caustic; cutting

picaroon
[pik-uh-roon]
a rogue or a scoundrel

limivorous
[lahy-miv-er-uhs]
of or relating to animals, usually worms or bivalves, that ingest earth or mud to extract the organic matter from it

nonplussed
[non-pluhst]
completely puzzled or perplexed by something unexpected

surmise
[ser-mahyz]
to think or infer without certain or strong evidence; conjecture; guess

rhadamanthine
[rad-uh-man-theen]
portraying strict and inflexible judgment

maverick
[mav-er-ik]
a lone dissenter, such as an intellectual, an artist, or a politician, who takes an independent stand apart from their peers

curmudgeon
[ker-muhj-uhn]
a bad-tempered, difficult, cantankerous person

legerdemain
[lej-er-duh-meyn]
sleight of hand; trickery