DEC-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