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panache
flair, flamboyance
parvenu
upstart; newly rich person
perfidy
violation of trust
disloyal
physiognomy
facial features
ragamuffin
a person wearing tattered clothing
redress
remedy; compensation
mend; restore
requite
repay; revenge
sarcophagus
stone coffin, often highly decorated
raiment
clothing
risible
inclined to laugh; ludicrous
accoutre
to equip
acerbity
bitterness of speech and temper
amalgamate
combine; unite in one body
anthropoid
manlike
bard
poet
berevement
state of being deprived of something valuable or beloved
brackish
somewhat saline
sate
satisfy to full
browbeat
bully; intimidate
sheathe
to place in a case
burish
polish
spry
vigorously active; nimble
agile; energetic
cantankerous
ill-tempered; irritable
stymie
present an obstacle; stump
cantata
story set to music
synoptic
providing a general overview; summary
clamor
noise
crotchety
eccentric; whimsical
tautological
needlessly repetitious
dawdle
loiter; waste time
decrepitude
state of collapse caused by illness or old age
untoward
unfortunate annoying
discursive
digressing; rambling
unbraid
scold; reproach
vagabond
wanderer;tramp
without any settled home; nomadic
vainglorious
boastful
verbatim
word for word
vignette
picture; short literary sketch
vouchsafe
grant condescendingly; guarentee
waggish
mischievous;humorous;tricky
yore
time past
abnegation
repudation; self-sacrifice
egoism
ecessive intrest in oneself;the belief that one should be intrested in oneself rather than in others
egotism
conceit; vanity
espouse
support; adopt, as in a cause
fleece
rob; plunder
Ex: He fleeced the stranger of several dollars
floe
a mass of floating ice
garish
gaudy
impecunious
without money
colloquy
informal discussion