Cyrano Vocab

scabbard

(noun) a sheath for the blade of a sword or dagger

carbuncle

(noun) a skin infection or a scab

pedantic

(adj) marked by making a big display of knowing obscure or little known facts and details

buffoon

(noun) a clown: prankster; person who tries to amuse by jokes or tricks

bellicose

(adj) quarrelsome or hostile; warlike, aggressive

protuberance

(noun) an object that sticks out

bungler

(noun) a person who does something very badly, in a careless or stupid way

haughty

(adj) seeming to consider yourself better than other people

pestilent

(adj) destructive to life; deadly

dowager

(noun) a woman of high social rank whose husband is dead but still has a title and property because of her marriage to him

nosegay

(noun) a small bunch or bouquet of flowers

courtier

(noun) a person who attends royal court as a companion or advisor to a king or queen

inconspicous

(adj) not clearly visible or attracting attention

vanity

(noun) excessive pride in or admiration of one’s own appearance or achievements

plume

(noun) long soft feather worn by a person for ornament