cosset

Perhaps because she had been cosseted by the company, and by Dan, she found that it was difficult not to just go along with the flow and wait for opportunities, rather than make them.

sagacious

She would much rather come off as sagacious. She had some pride in her ability to choose her words wisely and sound like she had even more education than she did.

pejorative

Megan searched for something to say, something to get Dan out of her cubicle, or to get her out of her cubicle. But everything she was coming up with would be a pejorative, belittling either herself, her job, or Dan, or his job.

word: immure

So there she was, immured in her cubicle with someone she didn't understand, but who had authority over her. How could she escape? Why did she feel the need to escape? Where would she go?

word: fey

What was it about Dan that bothered her? He was a pretty tough boss, but fair. Forthright. Happily married, which meant he didn't hit on her. But sometimes she detected something a little off, like he was from a different time or place. Her grandmother might have said he was fey.

word: pernicious

The impulse to flee was pernicious. It was undermining every effort to be productive. Of course, that's when her boss, Dan, dropped by her desk.

wotd: exigency

The exigency of putting on a productive face and getting something done for the company was soon overwhelmed by the nagging feeling that she shouldn't really be here. She needed to be with Nathaniel.