moxie \MOK-see, noun:
1. Vigor; verve; pep.
2. Courage and aggressiveness.
3. Skill; know-how.

gumption \GUHMP-shuhn, noun:

1. Initiative; aggressiveness; resourcefulness.
2. Courage; spunk; guts.

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pecksniffian \pek-SNIF-ee-uhn, adjective:

Hypocritically and smugly affecting benevolence or high moral principles.

verisimilitude \ver-uh-suh-MIL-uh-tood; -tyood, noun:

1. The appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true.

kismet \KIZ-met; -mit, noun:

Destiny; fate.

prescience \PREE-shuns; PREE-shee-uns; PRESH-uns; PRESH-ee-uns; PREE-see-uns; PRES-ee-uns, noun:

Knowledge of events before they take place; foresight.

daedal \DEE-duhl, adjective:

1. Complex or ingenious in form or function; intricate.
2. Skillful; artistic; ingenious.
3. Rich; adorned with many things.


degage \dey-gah-ZHEY, adjective:

1. Unconstrained; easy, as in manner or style.
2. Without emotional involvement; detached.

piquant \PEE-kuhnt, adjective:

1. Agreeably stimulating, interesting, or attractive.
2. Agreeably pungent or sharp in taste or flavor.
3. Of an interestingly provocative or lively character.

fantod \FAN-tod, noun:

1. A state of extreme nervousness or restlessness (usually expressed in the plural.)
2. A sudden outpouring of anger, outrage, or a similar intense emotion.

ret·i·cent  (rět’ĭ-sənt) 
adj.

  1. Inclined to keep one’s thoughts, feelings, and personal affairs to oneself

  2. Restrained or reserved in style.

  3. Reluctant; unwilling.

festoon \fe-STOON, verb:

1. To adorn with hanging chains or strands of any material.