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derring-do
action displaying heroic courage
theodicy
the vindication of divine goodness and providence in view of the existence of evil
gormless
(chiefly British) lacking intelligence and vitality; dull.
mountebank
1. a hawker of quack medicines who attracts customers with stories, jokes, or tricks. 2. a flamboyant charlatan
canard
1. an unfounded or false, deliberately misleading story 2. a short winglike control surface projecting from the fuselage of an aircraft … mounted forward of the main wing and serving as a horizontal stabilizer
divers
various; several; sundry
imperious
1. arrogantly domineering or overbearing 2. urgent; pressing 3. (obsolete) regal; imperial
bloviate
to discourse at length in a pompous or boastful manner (slang)
irenic
favoring, conducive to, or operating toward peace, moderation, or conciliation