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.
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.

