Funrazzmatazz[raz-muh-taz]razzle-dazzle, or showiness, brilliance, or virtuosity in technique or effectgargantuan[gahr-gan-choo-uhn]gigantic; enormous; colossalpinochle[pee-nuhk-uhl]a popular card game played by two, three, or four persons, with a 48-card deckmaverick[mav-er-ik]a lone dissenter, such as an intellectual, an artist, or a politician, who takes an independent stand apart from their peerscandid[kan-did]free from reservation, disguise, or subterfuge; straightforwardvagarious[vuh-gair-ee-uhs]erratic and unpredictable in behavior or directionpawky[paw-kee]cunning; slyhighfalutin[hahy-fuh-loot-n]seeming or trying to seem superior, important, etc.; pompous; pretentiousserpentine[sur-puhn-teen]of, characteristic of, or resembling a serpent, as in form or movementdispel[dih-spel]to drive off in various directions; disperse; dissipateagog[uh-gog]highly excited by eagerness, curiosity, anticipation, etc.piffle[pif-uhl]nonsense, as trivial or senseless talkbamboozle[bam-boo-zuhl]to deceive or get the better of (someone) by trickery, flattery, or the likespellbinding[spel-bahynd-ing]holding one's attention completely as though by magic; fascinatingquirk[kwurk]a peculiarity of action, behavior, or personality; mannerismsesquipedalian[ses-kwi-pi-dey-lee-uhn]characterized by long wordsantic[an-tik]a playful trick or prank; caperpummel[puhm-uhl ]to beat or thrash with or as if with the fistspompous[pom-puhs]characterized by an ostentatious display of dignity or importancehogwash[hawg-wosh]refuse given to hogs; swillbugbear[buhg-bair]a cause of obsessive fear, irritation, or loathinghurtle[hur-tl]to rush violently; move with great speedadulate[aj-uh-leyt]to show excessive admiration or devotion to; flatter or admire servilelyoxymoron[ok-si-mawr-on]a figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect, as in “cruel kindness” or “to make haste slowly"12→
