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Words 07
jocund
: light-hearted; mirthful.
panoply
: a splendid or impressive array.
miscreant
: a scoundrel, a villain;
also
, a heretic.
fugacious
: lasting but a short time.
respite
: an interval of rest or relief.
somnolent
: drowsy;
also
, tending to cause sleepiness.
cavil
: to raise trivial objections;
also
, a trivial objection.
daedal
: skillful; artistic; ingenious.
sang-froid
: coolness in trying circumstances.
clinquant
: tinsel.
assiduous
: constant in application or attention.
intractable
: not easily governed, managed, or directed.
detritus
: debris.
eschew
: to shun; to avoid.
apogee
: the highest point.
cant
: empty, solemn speech.
imbroglio
: a complicated and embarrassing state of things.
levity
: frivolity.
choler
: anger.
inure
: to make used to;
also
, to take or have effect.
bonhomie
: pleasant and easy manner.
land of Nod
: sleep.
ineffable
: incapable of being expressed.
vociferous
: clamorous; noisy.
beneficence
: the practice of doing good.
plenary
: full; complete.
lassitude
: lack of vitality or energy.
chary
: wary; cautious.
descry
: to catch sight of; to detect.
cynosure
: a center of attention.
fin de siecle
: characteristic of the close of the century; sophisticated; world-weary
Jan 08