English Cyrano vocab

Patrician

an aristocrat or nobleman.

Provincial

of or concerning the regions outside the capital city of a country, especially when regarded as unsophisticated or narrow-minded.

Seethe

(of a liquid) bubble up as a result of being boiled.

Droll

curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement.

Complaisant

willing to please others; obliging; agreeable.

Sycophant

a person who acts obsequiously toward someone important in order to gain advantage.

Neophyte

a person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief.

Compunction

a feeling of guilt or moral scruple that prevents or follows the doing of something bad.

Plebeian

a commoner.

Fatuous

silly and pointless.

Modicum

a small quantity of a particular thing, especially something considered desirable or valuable.

Bellicose

demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight.

Bemused

puzzled, confused, or bewildered.

Exude

discharge (moisture or a smell) slowly and steadily.

Insolent

showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect.

Virility

the quality of having strength, energy; manliness.

Foible

a minor weakness or eccentricity in someone's character.

Indifferent

having no particular interest or sympathy; unconcerned.

Bombast

high-sounding language with little meaning, used to impress people.

Ignominious

deserving or causing public disgrace or shame.

Dissonant

lacking harmony.

Dither

be indecisive.

Transitory

not permanent.

Eloquent

fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing.

Obliquity

neither parallel nor at a right angle to a specified or implied line; slanting.

Torrent

a strong and fast-moving stream of water or other liquid.

Impetuous

acting or done quickly and without thought or care.

Unction

a manner of expression arising or apparently arising from deep emotion, especially as intended to flatter.

Comeliness

pleasant to look at; attractive (typically used of a woman).

Vacuity

lack of thought or intelligence; empty-headedness.

Distillation

the action of purifying a liquid by a process of heating and cooling.

Viscera

the internal organs in the main cavities of the body, especially those in the abdomen

Panache

flamboyant confidence of style or manner.

Pliable

easily bent; flexible.

Gallant

brave; heroic.

Specious

superficially plausible, but actually wrong.

Caricatures

a picture, description, or imitation of a person in which certain striking characteristics are exaggerated in order to create a comic or grotesque effect

Unwonted

unaccustomed or unusual.

Clandestine

kept secret or done secretively, especially because it's illicit.

Obstinate

stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or chosen course of action, despite attempts to persuade one to do so.

Celibacy

the state of abstaining from marriage and sexual relations.

Hovel

a small, squalid, unpleasant, or simply constructed dwelling.

Melancholy

a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause.

Menial

(of work) not requiring much skill and lacking prestige.

Unsullied

not spoiled or made impure.