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Accost: To approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request;
Adagio: musical movement played slowly (Music)
Apocryphal: Untrue, Made up
Appurtenances: right associated with ownership of property; accessory
Baleful: deadly or pernicious in influence
ballet-: a creative work of this form, or the music written for it.
Banister: A handrail, especially on a staircase; a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling
Beckon-: entice , make a gesture to encourage or instruct someone to approach or follow. ?summon in this way.
Beige: A light grayish brown or yellowish brown to grayish yellow; soft fabric of undyed, unbleached wool; a very light brown; color of sand
Bonhomie: A pleasant and affable disposition; geniality; a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to)
Bootless: Without advantage or benefit; useless; unproductive of success
bumptious-: presumptuously, obtusely, and often noisily self-assertive- OBTRUSIVE
Byline: A line at the head of a newspaper or magazine article carrying the writer's name; a line giving the name of the writer of a story or article; an auxiliary activity
Callow: neophyte, lacking adult sophistication
Cameo: small piece of sculpture on a stone or shell cut in relief in one layer with another contrasting layer serving as background
Careworn: Showing the effects of worry, anxiety, or burdensome responsibility; pale and exhausted, as because of worry or sleeplessness; showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
Charleston: a lively dance of the s which involved turning the knees inwards and kicking out the lower legs
Chrome: A hard silver metal that does not easily rust; something plated with a chromium alloy
comestible: edible
Contrite: repentant
Cortege: a solemn procession, especially for a funeral., a group of retainers or attendants or retinue
Cosseted: Treat with excessive indulgence
Countenance: to extend approval or toleration to- SANCTION
Court: to seek the affections of; especially - to seek to win a pledge of marriage from
Coven: meeting of witches
Crotchety: Capriciously stubborn or eccentric; perverse; having a difficult and contrary disposition; irritable, often due to old age
Daft: SILLY, FOOLISH Mad; crazy; foolish; stupid;
Deferential: respectful, showing honor
Derogation: disparaging, belittlement; being impaired; detraction (from authority or estimation)
Desist: stop doing something.
Desultory-: haphazard
Detente: the easing of hostility or strained relations between countries.
Detraction: A derogatory or damaging comment on a person's character or reputation; disparagement; act or an instance of belittling; expression of injurious, malicious statements about someone; misrepresentation; slander
Didactic: intended to teach or give moral instruction
Dissonance: A harsh, disagreeable combination of sounds; state of disagreement and disharmony; consistency, or harmony; conflict
Doxology: hymn to God, song of praise
Echelon: level, rank; ranking
Ecumenical: worldwide or general in extent, influence, or application
Egregious: Conspicuously bad or offensive; outstandingly bad; outrageous
Elicited: extract from, bring out, draw out
enterprising: energetic, venturesome, resourceful, inventive
epic-: extending beyond the usual or ordinary especially in size or scope
Execrate: to declare to be evil or detestable- DENOUNCE
exhortation: language intended to incite and encourage
Extirpate: destroy completely; eradicate
Fawn: baby deer
Feisty: spirited and exuberant.
Feisty: Touchy; quarrelsome; full of spirit or pluck; frisky or spunky; showing courage; irritable and looking for trouble
Fixture-: something which is permanently or securely attached;
fluvial-: pertaining to a river; found in a river
Foolhardy: Unwisely bold or venturesome; rash; characterized by unthinking boldness and haste; impetuous, rash;adventurous or bold but lacking in good sense
Formulaic: of a formula; done according to a formula; constituting a formula
Freemasonry: mutual understanding, brotherhood; principles of the Freemasons
Fretful: Having or showing a bad temper; being unable or unwilling to endure irritation or opposition; irritable
Friction: A state of disagreement and disharmony; the resistance to movement as one object is moved across the other, usually creating heat; conflict or animosity caused by a clash of wills, temperaments, or opinions; the action of one surface or object rubbing against another
Furrow: a long narrow trench; a deep wrinkle on person’s face
futon-: type of Japanese fold-out sofa bed; type of Japanese mattress
Go-getter: an aggressively enterprising person.
Hankering: Strong or Persistent desire
Harry: destroy, devastate, lay waste; torment, harass, annoy
Harry: To disturb or distress by or as if by repeated attacks; harass; to raid, as in war; sack or pillage; pester, annoy; torment; worry
HAUTEUR: ARROGANCE, HAUGHTINESS
Hedgerow: A row of bushes, shrubs, or trees forming a hedge
Hellion: A mischievous, troublesome, or unruly person
Hobnob: mix socially, especially with those of higher social status.
Hubble: A unit of astronomical distance equal to raise to the power light-years or × ( raise to the power meters)
Imbroglio: a violently confused or bitterly complicated altercation- EMBROILMENT
Importune: To beset with insistent or repeated requests; entreat pressingly; annoy; vex; beg persistently and urgently
Incontinent: continent is restrained so incontinent will be unrestrained
Incontinent: lacking self-restraint; uncontrolled.
Indefeasible: That cannot be annulled or made void
Indemnity: Security against damage, loss, or injury; a legal exemption from liability for damages; compensation for damage, loss, or injury suffered
Indolent: Disinclined to exert oneself; habitually lazy; causing little or no pain; slow to heal, grow, or develop; inactive
Infinitude: The state or quality of being infinite; an immeasurably large quantity, number, or extent; an infinite quantity
Infirmary: A place for the care of the infirm, sick, or injured
Insouciant: Marked by blithe unconcern; nonchalant; easygoing, casual; cheerful, carefree
Laggard: One that lags; a straggler; hanging back or falling behind; dilatory; falling behind
Limpid: Admitting light so that objects beyond can be seen; characterized by transparent clearness; calm and untroubled; serene; clear; comprehensible
Logomachy: game of word making; dispute in words only, contention regarding words; insignificant war of words
Malaise: A vague feeling of bodily discomfort, as at the beginning of an illness; general sense of depression or unease
mallet: a long-handled wooden stick with a head like a hammer, used for hitting a croquet or polo ball.
Manumission: the formal act of freeing from slavery
Metaphysical: Having no body, form, or substance; of, coming from, or relating to forces or beings that exist outside the natural world; not physical; without physical presence; ideal
Minuet: A slow, stately pattern dance in / time for groups of couples, originating in th-century France; a movement in / time that is usually the third, but sometimes the second, of a four-movement symphony or string quartet
Nervy: Arrogantly impudent; showing or requiring courage and fortitude; bold; rude and disrespectful; bold, pushy
Obeisance: a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission, BOW
obliterate-: to remove from existence- destroy utterly all trace, indication, or significance of
obstreperous: marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness- CLAMOROUS
Obtrusive: noticeable or prominent in an unwelcome or intrusive way
Occlude: to close up or block off- OBSTRUCT
ode-: lyric poem characterized by lofty feeling and a dignified style; ancient Greek choral piece
overture-: something introductory- PRELUDE
Palpitate: beat, pound (about the heart); tremble, quiver, shiver
Peremptory: characterized by often imperious or arrogant self-assurance
pique-: insult, offend; anger, irritate
Portent: An indication of something important or calamitous about to occur; an omen; prophetic or threatening significance; something amazing or marvelous; a prodigy; miracle
Potentiate: To enhance or increase the effect of (a drug); promote or strengthen (a biochemical or physiological action or effect); make potent or powerful
Prescient: having knowledge of events before they take place
Puckish: IMPISH, WHIMSICAL
Pulpit: An elevated platform, lectern, or stand used in preaching or conducting a religious service
purgatory-: cleansing, absolving, purifying
Purlieu: a frequently visited place- HAUNT
Rancor: bitter deep-seated ill will
Rapprochement: establishment of or state of having cordial relations
refectory-: cafeteria, dining hall
Remember: COMMEMORATE, pay tribute to, honour, salute, pay homage
Revisionist: the theory or practice of revising one's attitude to something
Rile: to make agitated and angry- UPSET
Riveted: attach with rivets, fasten with rivets; engross, hold someone's attention, fascinate
Rue: to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for
Rue: European strong-scented perennial herb with gray-green bitter-tasting leaves; leaves sometimes used for flavoring fruit or claret cup but should be used with great caution; feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
Ruse: a crafty stratagem; a subterfuge, fraud, trickery.
Saddle: to place (an onerous responsibility) on a person or group
Salvo: a simultaneous discharge of two or more guns in military action or as a salute
Sangfroid: "cold blood", coolness of mind, composure a stable, calm state of the emotions
Shiftless-: lacking in ambition or incentive- LAZY
sibilant: producing a hissing sound
Sobriquet: An affectionate or humorous nickname; an assumed name; a familiar name (often a shortened version of a person's given name)
sodden: heavy with or as if with moisture or water
Sop: -a conciliatory or propitiatory bribe, gift, or gesture
Spate: A sudden rush or flood; sudden or rapid flowing outward; an abundant, usually overwhelming flow or fall, as of a river or rain
Splay: An outward bevel around a door or window that makes it seem larger; spread open or apart; turn outward; move out of position; turned outward in an ungainly manner
Spleen: feelings of anger or ill will often suppressed
Splurge: a sudden burst of extravagance. spend extravagantly.
Staccato-: musical passage having distinct breaks between successive tones
stature-: natural height (as of a person) in an upright position
Supplication: ask or beg for something earnestly or humbly
Tactual: Of, relating to, or arising from the sense of touch; producing a sensation of touch;tactile
Tardy: late; slow, sluggish
Tarpaulin: Material, such as waterproofed canvas, used to cover and protect things from moisture; a waterproof cloth, esp. one used in large sheets for covering anything exposed to the weather
Tepidity: lack of passion, absence of enthusiasm
Tincture: An alcoholic, hydro alcoholic, or ethereal solution of a drug; something that imparts color; coloring or dyeing substance; a pigment; quality that colors, pervades, or distinguishes; to stain or tint with a color; to infuse, as with a quality; impregnate
TINE: tooth, spike like FORK
Treacle: Cloying speech or sentiment; a medicinal compound formerly used as an antidote for poison
Trenchant: vigorously effective and articulate, incisive
Unbridled: uncontrolled; unconstrained ( bridle is used for horse)
Untenable: not able to be defended
Vaunting: boast, brag, exaggerate about oneself
Vitiate: To reduce the value or impair the quality of; to corrupt morally; debase; to make ineffective; invalidate
Willowy-: flexible, elastic; tall, erect; very fine, slender, lithe; shaded by willow trees; similar to a willow
Wizened: shrivelled or wrinkled with age.