leeway - The amount of freedom or flexibility given to make decisions or changes.

peculiar - Unusual or odd, often in a way that is distinctive or not easily understood.

ransack - To go quickly through a place stealing things and causing damage.

folks - A specific group of people sharing something in common, like culture or background.

bungle - To carry out a task clumsily or incompetently, leading to failure or an unsatisfactory outcome

obscene - Offensive, rude, or shocking, often in a sexual context

blight - A plant disease, especially one caused by fungi such as mildews, rusts, and smuts

cumbersome - Difficult to use because it is complex or heavy

hybrid - A thing made by combining two different elements, often from different sources.

scanty - Small or insufficient in quantity or amount

grouchy - Irritable, bad-tempered, and complaining

louse - A person or thing that causes trouble or harm; or a small, parasitic insect that feeds on the blood of animals, typically living in hair or fur.