Monthly Archives: December 2006

gewgaw

a showy thing, especially one that is useless or worthless; a decorative trinket

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foofaraw

1 a great deal of fuss or attention given to a minor matter 2. showy frills added unnecessarily

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tendentious

marked by a strong implicit point of view; partisan

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manque

unfulfilled or frustrated in the realization of one’s ambitions or capabilities

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truckle

to be servile or submissive

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martinet

1. a rigid military disciplinarian 2. one who demands absolute adherence to forms and rules

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krewe

any of several groups with hereditary membership whose members organize and participate as costumed paraders in the annual Mardi Gras carnival

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dirigible

a self-propelled lighter-than-air craft with directional control surfaces

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tarry

1. to delay or be late in going, coming, or doing 2. to wait 3. to remain or stay temporarily, as in a place

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