defuse 1 complicate. 2 to render harmless.
curious highly detailed, as in workmanship; elaborate.
roundest outspoken; plain and blunt; straightforward.
bandy to give and take; specifically, to exchange (words) in an angry or argumentative manner.
coxcomb a cap topped with a notched strip of red cloth like a cock's comb, formerly worn by jesters.
besort to be suitable to.
cadent falling.
