Blatant - (of bad behavior) done openly and unashamedly.
craven: lacking courage
Duplicitous - deceitful, "treacherous, duplicitous behavior"
effete: having lost one’s original power; barren; worn out; exhausted
factotum -handyman; person who does all kinds of work
grouse : complain; fuss; grumble; grouch
Hullabaloo- a commotion; a fuss
ineffable =unutterable; not to be uttered; taboo
Juxtapose - place or deal with close together for contrasting effect
knave: untrustworthy person; rogue; scoundrel; jack
Languid- Lazy/relaxed or frail/weak
Mar (v): To damge, deface, or spoil.
Nickel-and-dime - to treat (a person or situation) by paying excessive attention to small amounts of money often with a detrimental effect
obdurate: stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action, inflexible, inexorable
Presage - a sign or warning that something, typically something bad, will happen; an omen or portent.