noun a rough-mannered or insensitive person.After he’d talked about himself all through dinner and repeatedly insulted the waitress, she decided her date was a complete boor. See the full entry

noun courage or boldness, often accompanied by a degree of recklessness or arrogance; daring.It required a certain amount of audacity to accuse the committee of bias in making their decision.Her audacity in…

adverb in a careful or cautious manner; warily.She wrapped tissue paper around the delicate vase and placed it gingerly in the box.The cat pawed the large beetle gingerly.She very gingerly brought up…

noun the intentional giving of false testimony under oath in a court or other official proceeding.He decided he would commit perjury rather than reveal the truth about what he’d seen. See the…

intransitive verb to stray from the main topic; ramble.The students sometimes find the professor more interesting when he digresses into telling one of his stories. See the full entry