impresario-A sponsor who books and stages public entertainments.
gobbledegook-Incomprehensible or pompous jargon of specialists.
flaunt-Display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously.
empathy-Understanding and entering into another's feelings.
dilettante-An amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge.
cock-sure-Marked by excessive confidence.
brandish-Move or swing back and forth,,,Exhibit aggressively.
acuity-Sharpness of vision; the visual ability to resolve fine detail .
panegyric-Formally expressing praise.
umpteen-Innumerable but many.
vicarious-Experienced at secondhand.
zeitgeist-The spirit of the time; the spirit characteristic of an age or generation.
acquiesce-To agree or express agreement.
blanch-Turn pale, as if in fear.
carpetbaggers-opportunists.
devious-Indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading.
esoteric-mysterious.
innocuous-Not injurious to physical or mental health.
leery-suspicious.
malcontent-Discontented as toward authority.
peripatetic-Traveling especially on foot.
clement- inclined to show mercy.
procrastination-Slowness as a consequence of not getting around to it
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