Arms & the Man Vocab

Paltry (adj)

having little meaning, importance, or worth

Variegated (adj)

having patches, stripes, or marks of different colors

Rapturously (adv)

to do or express something in a way which shows great happiness, pleasure, or love

 Gallantry (n)

an act of marked courtesy, or courteous attention to a lady

Dandified (adj)

resembling a man who cares too much about his clothing and personal appearance

Chaff (n)

something comparatively worthless

Prosaic (adj)

dull or ordinary

Fusillade (n)

a number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession

Middling (adj)

of average size or quality

Unkempt (adj)

not neat or orderly: messy or untidy

 Chivalrous (adj)

behaving in an honorable or polite way especially toward women

Superciliously (adv)

to do something in a cool and patronizingly haughty way

Disparagingly (adv)

to depreciate by indirect means (as invidious comparison): speak slightingly about

Encroach (v)

 to gradually move or go into an area that is beyond the usual or desired limits

Complacency (n)

self-satisfaction when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies

Pugnacious (adj)

showing a readiness or desire to fight or argue

Scrupulous (adj)

acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper

Humbug (n)

a willfully false, deceptive, or insincere person

Consummate (adj)

extremely skilled and accomplished, of the highest degree

Flippant (adj)

lacking proper respect or seriousness

Impudent (adj)

failing to show proper respect and courtesy: very rude

Sardonic (adj)

disdainfully or skeptically humorous:  derisively mocking

Officious (adj)

used to describe an annoying person who tells people what to do unsolicited

Forage (n)

food for animals especially when taken by browsing or grazing

Dexterous (adj)

having or showing great skill or cleverness: showing adeptness

Demure (adj)

not attracting or demanding a lot of attention: not showy or flashy

Blackguard (n)

a rude or unscrupulous person

Coquetry (n)

a flirtatious act or attitude

Phlegmatic (adj)

having or showing a slow and stolid temperament

Discomfiture (n)

the state of being confused or upset

Jejune (adj)

immature or juvenile; puerile

Brood (v)

to think anxiously or gloomily about

Reverie (n)

the condition of being lost in thought; daydream

Haughtily (adv)

acting in a way which is blatantly and disdainfully proud or superior

Dubiously (adv)

doing something questioningly as to true nature or quality; doubtfully

Steadfast (adj)

firm in belief, conviction, or adherence; unchanging

Recoil (v)

to shrink back physically or emotionally

Levity (n)

excessive or unseemly frivolity or silliness

Contemptuously (adv)

doing something in a way which expresses deep hatred or disapproval 

Succumb (v)

to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire