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facetious
treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant.
Source: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance - Robert M. Pirsig
bracing
giving strength or support; invigorating.
Source: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance - Robert M. Pirsig
bluff
a cliff or high bank, especially one that is steep and perpendicular.
Source: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance - Robert M. Pirsig
gibbous
describes the phase of the moon when it is more than half illuminated but not yet full.
Source: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance - Robert M. Pirsig
intimation
an indirect suggestion or hint.
Source: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance - Robert M. Pirsig