quirky - having or characterized by peculiar or unexpected traits or aspects.

quirky
ˈkwəːki/
adjective
having or characterized by peculiar or unexpected traits or aspects.
"her sense of humour was decidedly quirky"
synonyms: eccentric, idiosyncratic, unconventional, unorthodox, unusual, off-centre, strange, bizarre, weird, peculiar, odd, freakish, outlandish, offbeat, out of the ordinary, Bohemian, alternative, zany; outré; informalwacky, freaky, kinky, way-out, far out, kooky, oddball, off the wall; informalin left field; bizarro
"he had this quirky sense of humour"

riveting - adjective - completely #engrossing; compelling.

riveting
ˈrɪvɪtɪŋ/
adjective
completely engrossing; compelling.
"the book is a riveting account of the legendary freedom fighter"

fervent - adjective - having or displaying a passionate intensity.

fervent
ˈfəːv(ə)nt/Submit
adjective
1.
having or displaying a passionate intensity.
"a fervent supporter of the revolution"
synonyms: impassioned, passionate, intense, vehement, ardent, sincere, feeling, profound, deep-seated, heartfelt, deeply felt, emotional, animated, spirited; More
2.
archaic
hot, burning, or glowing.

bozo - stupid or insignificant man.

bozo

 

noun

NORTH AMERICANinformal

1. a stupid or insignificant man.

   "they're really a bunch of bozos"

catapult

catapult

 

noun

1. 1.

   BRITISH

   a forked stick with an elastic band fastened to the two prongs, used by children for shooting small stones.

   synonyms:

   sling;  slingshot;  shanghai "a 16-year-old boy fired a catapult at a low-flying helicopter"

2. 2.

   historical

   a military machine worked by a lever and ropes for hurling large stones or other missiles.

verb

1. 1.

   hurl or launch (something) with or as if with a catapult.

   "the explosion catapulted the car 30 yards along the road"

   synonyms:

   propel, launch, hurl, hurtle, fling, send flying, send, let fly, let loose, fire, blast, shoot "Sam felt himself being catapulted into the sea"

symmetrical

symmetrical

 

adjective

1. made up of exactly similar parts facing each other or around an axis; showing symmetry.

   "the shape of a hill, smooth and symmetrical"

   synonyms:

   regular, uniform, consistent;  evenly shaped, aligned, in line, congruous, equal;  mirror-image, mirror-like "the idea was that the library would be symmetrical, with the entrance and stairs in the centre" well balanced, balanced, well proportioned, proportional, in proportion, regular, even,harmonious "the sturdy elegance and symmetrical beauty of the viaduct"

fumble

fumble

 

verb

1. 1.

   do or handle something clumsily.

   "she fumbled with the lock"

   synonyms:

   grope, feel about, search blindly, scrabble around, muddle around;  fish, delve, cast about/around/round for;  archaicgrabble for "he fumbled for his keys"

noun

1. 1.

   an act of doing or handling something clumsily.

   "just one fumble during a tyre change could separate the winners from the losers"

figment

figment

 

noun

plural noun: figments

1. a thing that someone believes to be real but that exists only in their imagination.

   "it really was Ross and not a figment of her overheated imagination"

   synonyms:

   invention, production, creation, concoction, fabrication;  hallucination, illusion, delusion,mirage, apparition, chimera, fancy, fiction, fable, falsehood, imagining, vision "all this nonsense about ghosts is just a figment of her imagination"

Ponzi scheme - fraudulent investment operation

A Ponzi scheme ( also a Ponzi game) is a fraudulent investment operation where the operator generates returns for older investors through revenue paid by new investors, rather than from legitimate business activities.

dingy

dingy

 adjective

1. gloomy and drab.

   "a dingy room"

   synonyms:

   gloomy, drab, dark, dull, badly/poorly lit, dim;  dismal, sombre, grim, dreary, cheerless; dirty, discoloured, grimy, soiled;  faded, shabby, dowdy, worn, seedy, run down, tacky; literarytenebrous "a dingy bed-sitting room"

stature - a person's natural height; importance or reputation gained by ability or achievement.

stature

 

noun

1. a person's natural height.

   "a man of short stature"

   synonyms:

   height, tallness, loftiness; More

   • importance or reputation gained by ability or achievement.

     "an architect of international stature"

     synonyms:

     reputation, repute, standing, status, position, prestige, distinction, illustriousness,eminence, pre-eminence, prominence, importance, import, influence, weight,consequence, account, note, fame, celebrity, renown, acclaim "an architect of international stature"

deleterious

deleterious

 

adjective

formal

1. causing harm or damage.

   "divorce is assumed to have deleterious effects on children"

   synonyms:

   harmful, damaging, detrimental, injurious, inimical, hurtful, bad, adverse,disadvantageous, unfavourable, unfortunate, undesirable;  destructive, pernicious, ruinous "these policies are having a deleterious effect on British industry"

rotund - plump, chubby, s: sonorous, full-toned, full-bodied,

rotund

 

adjective

1. 1.

   (of a person) large and plump.

   "her brother was slim where she was rotund"

   synonyms:

   plump, chubby, fat, stout, roly-poly, fattish, portly, dumpy, chunky, broad in the beam, overweight, heavy, pot-bellied, beer-bellied, paunchy, Falstaffian; More
2. 2.

   (of speech or literary style) sonorous; grandiloquent.

   synonyms:

   sonorous, full-toned, full-bodied, round, rich, deep, mellow, resonant, reverberant; magniloquent, grandiloquent, orotund;  rarepear-shaped, canorous "his splendidly rotund tone"

wherewithal - the money or other means needed for a particular purpose.

wherewithal

 

noun

1. the money or other means needed for a particular purpose.

   "they lacked the wherewithal to pay"

   synonyms:

   money, ready money, cash, capital, finance(s), resources, funds, reserves;  means,ability, capability;  informaldough, bread, loot, the ready, readies, shekels, moolah, the necessary, wad, boodle, dibs, gelt, ducats, rhino, gravy, scratch, stuff, oof; informaldosh, brass, lolly, spondulicks, wonga, ackers;  informaldinero, greenbacks,simoleons, bucks, jack, mazuma;  informalOscar;  informalsplosh, green, tin; datedl.s.d.;  informalkale, rocks, shinplasters;  archaicpelf "she had the wherewithal to buy anything which took her fancy"