Fifth Business

Fifth Business Glossary

callow

immature or inexperienced

capricious

subject to, led by, or indicative of caprice or whim; erratic, fanciful, or witty

Commonwealth

an international group of countries that was once a colony of the British Empire

dullard

a slow or stupid person

exact

to demand for; demand and get

fastidious

hard to please, or requiring extra care; excessively concerned about cleanliness and accuracy

feckless

ineffective; futile

inane

denoting a lack of sense or ideas; superficial

ineffable

too great or too extreme to exist; unable to be expressed or touched

jocose

playful or humorous

macabre

of, pertaining to, dealing with, or representing death, especially its grimmer or uglier aspects

maladroit

ineffective or bungling; clumsy

marshal

to set in an orderly manner

officious

unnecessarily condescending

piety

the quality of being dutiful and reverent to God

rectitude

rightness of principle or conduct

repartee

conversation or speech characterized by quick, witty comments

sophistry

the use of fallacious arguments, especially with the intention of deceiving

unwontedly

not customary; unusual

uxorious

having or showing an excessive fondness for one's wife

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