- debacle: n. breaking up; downfall
- epaulet: n. ornament worn on the shoulder (of a uniform, etc.)
- ephemeral: adj. short-lived; fleeting
- execrate: v. curse; express abhorrence for
- founder: v. fail completely; sink
- gambit: n. opening in chess in which a piece is sacrificed
- ogle: v. glance coquettishly at; make eyes at
- patois: n. local or provincial dialect
- rote: n. repetition
- turncoat: n. traitor
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