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To accentuate something is to emphasize it or make it more noticeable.

You accost a stranger when you move towards them and speak in an unpleasant or threatening way.

You affront someone by openly and intentionally offending or insulting them.

If you describe a person’s behavior as brazen, you mean that they are not embarrassed by anything they do—they simply don’t care what other people think about them.

Something that is clandestine is hidden or kept a secret, often because it is illegal.

Covert activities or situations are secret and hidden.

If you describe someone, usually a young woman, as demure, you mean that she is quiet, shy, and always behaves modestly.

Effrontery is very rude behavior that shows a great lack of respect and is often insulting.

Someone who is effusive expresses happiness, pleasure, admiration, praise, etc., in an extremely enthusiastic way.

An egregious mistake, failure, or problem is an extremely bad and very noticeable one.

When you are guilty of encroachment, you intrude upon or invade another person’s private space.

An extravaganza is an elaborate production or spectacular display that is meant to entertain, often in an excessive fashion.

An action that is flagrant shows that someone does not care if they obviously break the rules or highly offend people.

Flair can either refer to a natural talent that you possess or the ability you have to make the most of your personal style.

When someone flaunts their good looks, they show them off or boast about them in a very proud and shameless way.

If something is formidable, it is impressive in size, power, or skill; therefore, it can make you feel frightened, alarmed, or in awe because it is so powerful or difficult to deal with.

Praise, an apology, or gratitude is fulsome if it is so exaggerated and elaborate that it does not seem sincere.

If someone behaves in a furtive way, they do things sneakily and secretly in order to avoid being noticed.

Something gargantuan is extremely large.

Something that is imperceptible is either impossible—or very difficult—to notice or perceive.

If someone behaves in an impertinent way, they behave rudely and disrespectfully.

If you describe someone as importunate, you think that they are annoying and unreasonable because they keep trying to get something from you.

An imposition is giving someone an additional duty or extra work that is not welcomed by that person.

Someone who is indiscreet shows lack of judgment, especially because they say or do things in public that should only be said or done privately—if at all.

Something infinitesimal is so extremely small or minute that it is very hard to measure it.

To infringe on another person’s rights is to violate or intrude upon those rights.

An interloper is someone who barges into a place where they are not welcome and interferes with what is going on, often for personal gain.

An intrusive person interrupts, interferes, or forces themself in where they are not welcome or permitted to be.

Something that is latent, such as an undiscovered talent or undiagnosed disease, exists but is not active or has not developed at the moment—it may develop or become active in the future.

A leviathan is something that is very large, powerful, difficult to control, and rather frightening.

Something that is mundane is very ordinary and not interesting or exciting, especially because it happens very often.

A notorious person is well-known by the public at large; they are usually famous for doing something bad.

An officious person acts in a self-important manner; therefore, they are very eager to offer unwanted advice or services—which makes them annoying.

Something is opaque if it is either difficult to understand or is not transparent.

If you describe an action as ostentatious, you think it is an extreme and exaggerated way of impressing people.

An overt act is not hidden or secret but is done in an open and public way.

Someone is overweening when they are not modest; rather, they think way too much of themselves and let everyone know about it.

If a mood or feeling is palpable, it is so strong and intense that it is easily noticed and is almost able to be physically felt.

A patent situation is one that is wide open and unconcealed; it is both evident and obvious.

If you describe something as pedestrian, you think that it is ordinary and not interesting.

When you are presumptuous, you act improperly, rudely, or without respect, especially while attempting to do something that is not socially acceptable or that you are not qualified to do.

Something or someone that is prominent stands out or is noticeable in some way.

Something prosaic is dull, boring, and ordinary.

The salient qualities of an issue or feature are those that are most important and noticeable.

When you strut, you move as though you own the world by walking in a confident and showy fashion.

A surreptitious deed is done secretly to avoid bringing any attention to it.

Someone who is unassuming is not boastful or arrogant; rather, they are modest or humble.

If someone acts in an unobtrusive way, their actions are not easily noticed and do not stand out in any way.