| cachet |
prestige. |
| curmudgeon |
an irritable or ill-tempered person. |
| deify |
to raise to the rank of a god; consider to be a god. |
| descry |
to see or make out, especially something obscured or at a distance. |
| élan |
enthusiasm or vigor. |
| eulogy |
a spoken or written tribute, especially to honor a dead person; high praise; formal commendation. |
| extrinsic |
not inherent or essential; extraneous. |
| fledge |
to grow flight feathers. |
| maverick |
a person who thinks and behaves independently, especially one who refuses to adhere to the orthodoxy of the group to which he or she belongs. |
| misfeasance |
a normally lawful act performed in an unlawful way. |
| nostrum |
a favorite but unproven scheme or theory, offered as a remedy for social or political problems; panacea. |
| omnibus |
concerning or including a large collection of things. |
| purvey |
to supply or provide (especially food, drink, or other provisions). |
| reprobate |
an evil or lawless person, often beyond hope of redemption. |
| Saturnalia |
an occasion of unrestrained revelry. |