| agog |
highly excited and full of anticipation. |
| aplomb |
great self-confidence, composure, or poise. |
| apotheosis |
a perfect or ideal example; epitome. |
| arrant |
complete; unmitigated; downright. |
| askance |
with distrust or suspicion. |
| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| discomfit |
to upset or confuse. |
| effrontery |
shameless impudence; insolence. |
| fealty |
faithfulness or loyalty. |
| fulminate |
to vehemently denounce or criticize something. |
| garrulous |
given to talking excessively. |
| inquest |
a legal investigation, usually involving a jury, especially a coroner's investigation of a suspicious death. |
| parvenu |
a person who has suddenly acquired wealth or status, without acquiring the tastes, manners, customs, or the like of his or her new station. |
| pretentious |
assuming or marked by an air of importance or superiority that is unwarranted. |
| scion |
an offspring or heir. |