| alacrity |
willing promptness. |
| discreet |
reserved and judicious, especially in talking about or otherwise revealing confidential matters; circumspect. |
| egotist |
a conceited person; braggart. |
| gaffe |
a crude social error; blunder; faux pas. |
| grandiloquence |
speech that is pretentious, pompous, or excessively mannered. |
| jubilation |
a feeling of great joy, pride, and happiness; exultation. |
| kindred |
a group of related people, such as a tribe or clan. |
| marquee |
a canopy or a covering like a roof over the entrance to a building. The marquee over a theater shows the title of the current play or film and sometimes the names of the actors. |
| mercurial |
volatile in temper; changeable; fickle. |
| nonpartisan |
not influenced or determined by the policies or interests of a political party. |
| piquant |
of food, having a deliciously sharp or spicy taste. |
| rabble1 |
a confused and uncontrolled crowd; disorderly mob. |
| reprove |
to criticize, usually mildly, for wrongdoing. |
| sobriety |
abstinence from alcohol; temperance. |
| succor |
help or relief given in time of need. |