par [ˈpär] [the usual standard or condition.]
mugwump [ˈməg-ˌwəmp] [An independent neutral politician, especially in reference to the 1884 U.S. presidential election.]
glib [ˈglib] [speaking or spoken in a confident way, but without careful thought or honesty.]
malice [ˈma-ləs] [Intention to harm or deprive in an illegal or immoral way. Desire to take pleasure in another's misfortune.]
aforethought [ə-ˈfȯr-ˌthȯt] [thought of or planned beforehand.]
couch [ˈkau̇ch] [to express something in a particular way.]
risqué [ri-ˈskā] [Suggestive of sexual impropriety; bordering on the indelicate.]
indelicate [(ˌ)in-ˈde-li-kət] [Improper or immodest.]
connotation [ˌkä-nə-ˈtā-shən] [A meaning of a word or phrase that is suggested or implied, as opposed to a denotation, or literal meaning. A characteristic of words or phrases, or of the contexts that words and phrases are used in.]
evade [i-ˈvād] [To get away from by cunning; to avoid by dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to elude; to cleverly escape from]
puritanical [ˌpyu̇r-ə-ˈta-ni-kəl] [believing or involving the belief that it is important to work hard and control yourself, and that pleasure is wrong or unnecessary.]
subordinate [sə-ˈbȯr-də-nət] [a person who has a less important position than you in an organization.]