Words Next to Proper Definitions


1.  fanfaronade  6.  boasting talk or showy action; bluster 
2.  envoi   11. something said or done in farewell or conclusion
3.  revanchist   15.  revengeful spirit moving a defeated nation to aggressively
     seek restoration of  territories, etc.
4.  bellicose  14.  of a quarrelsome or hostile nature; eager to fight or quarrel;
     warlike
5.  keep  16.  the strongest, innermost part or central tower of a medieval castle; a
     stronghold, fort, castle
6.  ineluctable  4.  not to be avoided or escaped
7.  quondam  33.  that was at one time; former
8.  Hakenkreuz  2.  hooked cross (swastika)
9.  kristallnacht  23.  November 9, 1938
10.  simulacrum  26.  an image, likeness; a vague representation, semblance
11.  encomium  27.  hymn to a victor; high praise, eulogy
12.  feckless  1.  weak, ineffective
13.  winkle  3.  to pry or rout from cover or secrecy
14.  hypocrisy  8.  pretending to be what one is not
15.  quotidian  29.  daily, recurring every day; usual or ordinary  
16.  gambol  28.  a jumping and skipping about in play; frolic
17.  diathesis  30.  a predisposition to certain diseases
18.  denouement  22.  the outcome, solution or clarification of plot, as in a play
19.  poilu   10.  French soldier
20.  entr'acte  12.  interval between two acts of a play; intermission
21.  philippic  34.  bitter verbal attack
22.  pullulate  21.  to sprout out, spring up in abundance; teem or swarm
23.  sartorial  32.  of clothing or dress, especially men's
24.  seneschal  9.  oldest servant
25.  quiddity  31.  the essential quality of a thing
26.  susuration  20.  whispering, murmuring, rustling
27.  foeman  17.  enemy
28.  jingoism  7.  boasting of patriotism and favoring aggressive, threatening and
      warlike foreign policy
29.  mufti   35.  ordinary clothes worn by one usually in uniform
30.  splenetic  24.  bad-tempered, irritable, peevish, spiteful
31.  pogrom  18.  organized persecution and massacre, often officially prompted,
      of a minority      group
32.  demarche  19.  diplomatic maneuver
33.  fortnight  13.  two weeks
34.  thespian  25.  having to do with the drama; dramatic
35.  voluble  5.  a great flow of words; talking much and easily

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