insouciance: (in-soo'-sients) n. lighthearted unconcern; nonchalance.
squirrel: v. to store away for future use; to save for later.
preprandial: adj. suitable for the time just before dinner (ex: a preprandial drink)
recondite: adj. difficult to comprehend or understand; hidden from sight; concealed (ex: a recondite subject)
raconteur: (ra-kahn-ter) n. a person who is clever at telling stories.
repartee: (re-pər-ˈtē) n. a quick, witty reply or conversation.
bumptious: adj. presumptuously, obtusely, and often noisily self-assertive; obtrusive
arcane: adj. secret
metanoia: n. a transformative change of heart; a spiritual conversion.
maladroit: adj. clumsy
niggling: adj. petty; bothersome or persistent especially in a petty or tiresome way
ilk: n. of the same kind
bric a brac: n. a miscellaneous collection of small articles commonly of ornamental or sentimental value; trinkets.
mendacity: n. the quality or state of being untruthful; a lie.
veneer: n. a superficial or deceptively attractive appearance, display, or effect.
fin: n. (slang) a five dollar bill.
extemporaneous: adj. makeshift; produced on the spur of the moment.
platitude: n. the quality or state of being dull or insipid.
rapport: n. marked by harmony, conformity, accord, or affinity.
esoteric: adj. designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone; private; confidential.
apoplectic: adj. greatly excited or angered.
schadenfreude: ('shaw-den-froi-duh) n. a mischievous, slightly tickling feeling of delight procured by observing another's discomfort.
changeableness: I didn't think this was a word, but as it turns out...it is! It's a noun meaning, "levity; apt to vary; alterable."
prolix: adj. so wordy as to be tiresome; long-winded; using more words than necessary.
apple pie: adj. perfect; in order.
malapropism: (MAL-uh-pro-pism) n. the use of a word sounding somewhat like the one intended but ludicrously wrong in the context.
trichotillomania: (tri-kuh-ti-luh-ˈmā-nē-uh) n. an abnormal desire to pull out one's hair.
glib: adj. Marked by ease and informality.
chalet: (sha-ˈlā) n. a cottage with overhanging leaves (such as the one in Miss Potter :) )
raraavis: (rer-ə-ˈā-vəs) n. an unusual or extraordinary person or thing; the quality, state, or fact of being rare.
puissance: (PYEW-eh-sense) n. strength; power.
gregarious: (greh-GAR-ious) adj. sociable.
lickspittle: n. one who flatters with the hope of gaining favors; a parasite; toady; a sycophant.
ersatz: (air'-sahtz) adj. being a usually artificial and inferior substitute or imitation.
mordant:(mor'-dent) adj. penetrating; sarcastic
unpalatable: (un-pa'lat-able) adj. disagreeable; unpleasant.
impervious: (im-per'-vee-ous) adj. not capable of being affected or disturbed; impenetrable.
proclivity: (pro-KLIV-ity) n. an inclination or predisposition toward something; especially : a strong inherent inclination toward something objectionable.
inure:(in-yoor') tr. v. to accustom to accept something undesirable
obtuse:(ub-TOO-se) adj. dull; non-stimulating (as of a person or a conversation); lacking sharpness or quickness of sensibility or intellect: insensitive, stupid.
obsequious: (ub-SEE-kwee-ous) adj. subservient.
rigmarole: (ri’-gə-mə-rōl) n. confused or meaningless talk.
plucky: adj. spirited; brave.
sesquipedalian: (ses-kwə-pə-ˈdāl-yən) adj. using long words
glitterati: (gli-tuh-RAH-tee) n. pl. beautiful people; celebrities.
dumpy: adj. being short and thick in build; squat.
steatopygia: (stē-a-tə-ˈpi-j(ē-)ə) n. an excessive development of fat on the buttocks that occurs chiefly among women of some African peoples
emunctory: (i-mung-tuh-ree) n. related to nose blowing.
confabulate: (kon-FAB-yoo-late) adj. to chat
gratuitous: (gruh-TOO-i-tous) adj. given freely
pleonasm: (PLEE-uh-na-zem) the use of more words than those necessary to denote mere sense; redundancy.
banausic: (buh-naw'-sic) adj. dully mechanical, purely functional or materialistic.
sobriquet: (ˈsō-bri-ˌkā) n. a nickname
polemical: adj. controversial
blasé: (blah-zay) adj. bored; apathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment
zephyr: (zeh-fer) n. a gentle breeze.
argent: n. silver in color (the argent moon)
lurid: (loor-id) adj. causing horror or revulsion; gruesome; shocking; ghastly.
punctilious: adj. careful
glitterati: (gli-tuh-RAH-tee) n. pl. beautiful people; celebrities.
coup d'etat: (KOO-de-tah) n. the sudden overthrow of a government by a usually small group of people in or previously in positions of authority.
fauz pas: (foh-pAH) n. a social blunder.
corpulent:(KOR-pyoo-lent) adj. having a large, bulky body; obese. .
quixotic: (quix-ah'-tik) adj. marked by rash lofty romantic ideas or extravagantly chivalrous action; capricious; unpredictable.
swagger: (intransitive verb) to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner
defenestrate: (di-FEN-istrate) v. to throw a person or a thing out of a window.
mealymouthed: adj. not plain or straightforward; devious. (Hilary Clinton is a mealymouthed politician)
lemming: (pronounced as-is) n. a rodent; a despicable person.
rheum: (room) n. tears
goober: n. a peanut.
rime: (rhyme) n. morning frost
prevaricate: (pre-var-i-kate) v. to lie; to tell a falsehood.
scuttlebutt: (skuh'-dull-but) n. a rumor; gossip.
chimera: (ki-mer-uh) n. an impossible or foolish fancy; an illusion or fabrication of the mind; it can also be a fire-breathing she-monster in Greek mythology that has the head of a lion, a goat's body, and a snake's tail.
languid: (lang'-wid) adj. lacking force or quickness of movement; listless; sluggish as if from exhaustion; weak.
impalpable: (im-PAL-pa-ble) adj. incapable of being felt by touch; intangible
demure: (di-myur') adj. reserved; modest.
placate: (ˈplā-ˌkāt) v. to soothe or mollify especially by concessions; to appease; to pacify.
banausic: (bah-NO-sik) adj. merely mechanical; routine
doppleganger: (dä-pəl-ˌgaŋ-ər) n. a ghostly counterpart of a living person; a person who has the same name as another.
vicissitudes: (və-ˈsi-sə-ˌtüd) n. the quality or state of being changeable; mutability
logorrhea: (log-ah-REE-ah)n. excessive, incoherent talkativeness.
alexithymia :(ah-lek-sah-THI-mee-ah) n. the inability to describe emotions in a verbal manner.
viridescent: (vir-ə-ˈde-sənt) adj. slightly green; greenish.
acrimonious: (a-krə-ˈmō-nē-əs) adj. caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner.
sardonic: (sär-ˈdä-nik) adj. disdainfully or skeptically humorous; derisively mocking; sarcastic.
implacable: (im-ˈpla-kə-bəl) adj. not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated.
panacea: (pa-nə-ˈsē-ə) n. a remedy for all ills or difficulties; a cure-all.
haecceity: (hek-see'i-tee) n. the essence that makes something the kind of thing that it is and different from any other; a term used to express individuality or singleness; most literally, this-ness.
rhinotillexomaniac: (rino-til-ex'-o-maniac) n. someone who compulsively picks their nose.
superfluous: (soȯ-ˈpər-flü-əs) adj. exceeding what is sufficient or necessary; marked by wastefulness or extravagance; unnecessary.
cornucopia: (kor-ne-co'-pee-uh): n. an inexhaustible store; abundance.
