surcease \SUR-sees; sur-SEES\ (noun) - Cessation; stop; end.

"One of his clearest remembrances from childhood was the feeling that swept over him when, on a Saturday morning, the sun had sequestered itself behind a ...Read More

fanfaronade \fan-fair-uh-NAYD; -NOD\ (noun) - 1 : Swaggering; empty boasting; blustering manner or behavior; ostentatious display. 2 : Fanfare.

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insouciant \in-SOO-see-uhnt; Fr. an-soo-SYAHN\ (adjective) - Marked by lighthearted unconcern or indifference; carefree; nonchalant.

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acquiesce \ak-wee-ES\ (intransitive verb) - To accept or consent passively or without objection -- usually used with 'in' or 'to'.

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Brobdingnagian \brob-ding-NAG-ee-uhn\ (adjective) - Of extraordinary size; gigantic; enormous.

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languor \LANG-guhr; LANG-uhr\ (noun) - 1 : Mental or physical weariness or fatigue. 2 : Listless indolence, especially the indolence of one who is satiated by a life of luxury or pleasure. 3 : A heaviness or oppressive ...Read More