feist·y 
[fahy-stee]
–adjective, feist·i·er, feist·i·est.
| 1. | full of animation, energy, or courage; spirited; spunky; plucky: The champion is faced with a feisty challenger. |
| 2. | ill-tempered; pugnacious. |
| 3. | troublesome; difficult: feisty legal problems. |
[Origin: 1895–1900, Americanism; feist + -y1]
fawn
–noun
| 1. | a young deer, esp. an unweaned one. |
| 2. | a light yellowish-brown color. |
–adjective
| 3. | light yellowish-brown. |
–verb (used without object)
| 4. | (of a doe) to bring forth young. |
[Origin: 1225–75; ME fawn, foun < MF faon, foun, feon ≪ VL *fétōn-, s. of *fétō offspring, deriv. of L fétus fetus]