maverick vs wallflower

maverick

noun
  • One who is unconventional or does not abide by rules. 

  • A person in the military who became an officer by going to college while on active duty as an enlisted person. 

  • Anything dishonestly obtained. 

  • A queen and a jack as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em. 

  • An unbranded range animal. 

  • One who creates or uses controversial or unconventional ideas or practices. 

verb
  • To seize without a legal claim. 

  • To take an unbranded range animal. 

adj
  • Showing independence in thoughts or actions. 

  • Unbranded. 

wallflower

noun
  • A person who does not dance at a party, due to shyness or unpopularity; by extension, anyone who is left on the sidelines while an activity takes place. 

  • Any person who is socially awkward, shy, or reserved. 

  • Any of several short-lived herbs or shrubs of the Erysimum genus with bright yellow to red flowers. 

  • Gastrolobium grandiflorum, a poisonous bushy shrub, endemic to Australia. 

verb
  • To stand shyly apart from a dance, waiting to be asked to join in. 

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