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clout

[cl-out-out]

special power or advantage

poise

[poyz]

graceful and elegant bearing in a person; composure

proscribe

[proh-skrahyb]

to denounce or condemn (a thing) as dangerous or harmful; prohibit

exemplar

[ig-zem-pler]

a model or pattern to be copied or imitated

terpsichorean

[turp-si-kuh-ree-uhn]

pertaining to dancing

bawdy

[baw-dee]

indecent; lewd; obscene

apposite

[ap-uh-zit]

suitable; well-adapted; pertinent; relevant; apt

coxswain

[kok-suhn]

a person who is in charge of a ship's boat and its crew, is under an officer, and steers the ship

cognoscente

[kon-yuh-shen-tee]

a connoisseur; a discerning expert

ethereal

[ih-theer-ee-uhl]

extremely delicate and light in a way that seems too perfect for this world

frivolity

[fri-vol-i-tee]

lack of seriousness or lightheartedness

blossoming

[bl-oss-om-ing]

developing or thriving, often used figuratively to describe growth or flourishing.

declare

[d-ekl-ar-e]

to announce something formally or publicly.

razor-sharp

[ray-zor-sharp]

extremely sharp or highly perceptive

wistful

[wist-fuhl]

characterized by melancholy or longing

wistful

[wist-fuhl]

pensive, especially in a melancholy way

ebullient

[ih-buhl-yuhnt]

overflowing with fervor, enthusiasm, or excitement; high-spirited

eternal

[ih-tur-nuhl]

continuing forever or indefinitely.

irenic

[ahy-ren-ik]

tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory

gallivant

[gal-uh-vant]

to wander about, seeking pleasure or diversion; gad

atone

[at-one-one]

to repent, make amends

abase

[uh-bays]

to humiliate, degrade

cavalier

[kav-uh-leer]

offhand or unceremonious

insidious

[in-sid-ee-uhs]

intended to entrap or beguile