Insidious
Synonyms
•  stealthy, subtle, surreptitious, cunning,
crafty, treacherous, artful, sly, wily, shifty,
underhanded, indirect; informal sneaky.
Bellicose
Synonyms
•  aggressive, hostile, warlike,
warmongering, hawkish, antagonistic,
pugnacious, truculent, confrontational
Acquiesce
Synonyms
•  accept, consent to, agree to, allow,
concede, assent to, concur with, give the
nod to; comply with, cooperate with, give
in to, bow to, yield to, submit to; informal
go along with
Gauche
Synonyms
•  awkward, gawky, inelegant, graceless,
ungraceful, klutzy, inept; lacking in social
grace(s), unsophisticated, uncultured,
uncultivated, unrefined
Capricious
Synonyms
•  fickle, inconstant, changeable, variable,
volatile, unpredictable, temperamental
Importunate
Synonyms
•  clamorous, disturbing, dogged, harassing,
persevering, persistent disturbing, dogged
Circumnavigate
Synonyms
•  Circle, compass, move around
Precipitous
Synonyms
•  steep, sheer, perpendicular, abrupt, sharp,
vertical
Enervate
Synonyms
•  exhaust, tire, fatigue, weary, wear out,
devitalize, drain, sap, weaken, enfeeble,
debilitate
Feign
Synonyms
•  fake, sham, affect, give the appearance of,
make a pretense of