an artful or simulated semblance
guise
equally skillful with each hand
ambidextrous
capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
pliable
showing a brooding ill humor
dour
in a manner marked by keen caution and watchful prudence
warily
lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or zest
vapid
characterized by excessive attention to trivial details
persnickety
grow vigorously
flourish
lacking wit or imagination
prosaic
make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance
adulterate
place troops or weapons in battle formation
deploy
information that is spread to promote some cause
propaganda
plausible but false
spurious
a slight suggestion or vague understanding
intimation
one who lives in solitude
troglodyte
disdainfully or ironically humorous
sardonic
conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
bizarre
defiantly aggressive
truculent
having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
stolid
look with amazement
gape
laugh at with contempt and derision
gibe
the most typical example or representative of a type
quintessence
a member of an irregular army that fights a stronger force
guerilla
an act of deliberate betrayal
perfidy
concise and full of meaning
pithy