When you act with abandon, you give in to the impulse of the moment and behave in a wild, uncontrolled way.

Someone who is abstemious avoids doing too much of something enjoyable, such as eating or drinking; rather, they consume in a moderate fashion.

When you describe someone as astute, you think they quickly understand situations or behavior and use it to their advantage.

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.

A cavalier person does not seem to care about rules, principles, or other people’s feelings, no matter how dire or serious a situation may be.

If you are chary of doing something, you are cautious or timid about doing it because you are afraid that something bad will happen.

A chivalrous man behaves in a polite, kind, generous, and honorable way, especially towards women.

If someone shows consummate skill at doing something, that person’s skill is very great or almost perfect in every way.

A man who is debonair is sophisticated, charming, friendly, and confident.

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

A despot is a leader who has a lot of power and uses it in a cruel and unreasonable way.

Someone who is diffident is shy, does not want to draw notice to themselves, and is lacking in self-confidence.

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

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

An exorbitant price or fee is much higher than what it should be or what is considered reasonable.

Fanaticism is the condition of being overly enthusiastic or eager about a cause to the point of being extreme and unreasonable about it.

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

If you think someone is showing hubris, you think that they are demonstrating excessive pride and vanity.

Something that is inconspicuous does not attract attention and is not easily seen or noticed because it is small or ordinary.

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.

If something is inordinate, it is much larger in amount or degree than is normally expected.

Something or someone that is maleficent deliberately tries to cause harm or evil.

Someone who is meritorious is worthy of receiving recognition or is praiseworthy because of what they have accomplished.

Someone is considered meticulous when they act with careful attention to detail.

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

To be politic in a decision is to be socially wise and diplomatic.

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.

To be punctilious is to pay precise attention to detail.

A scrupulous person takes great care to do everything in an extremely honest, conscientious, and fair manner.

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

A feeling that is unbridled is enthusiastic and unlimited in its expression.

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

If you describe something as unsavory, you mean that it is unpleasant or morally unacceptable.

Usurious loans are made with a high interest rate.

A wanton action deliberately harms someone or damages something for no apparent or good reason.