v. smile affectedly or derisively (*) simper (*) mire (*) skimp (*) blackleg

adj. produced by a wildly fanciful imagination (*) cussed (*) pursy (*) chimerical (*) zany

adv. free of charge (*) aloof (*) askew (*) gratis (*) unerringly

n. compensation received by virtue of holding an office or having employment (usually in the form of wages or fees) (*) emolument (*) silt (*) chassis (*) precedent

v. argue over petty things; pettifog; squabble; brabble (*) bicker (*) sustain (*) oxygenate (*) wince

n. severe disapproval (*) homage (*) tyranny (*) reprobation (*) spangle

v. speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly; blab; gibber; blabber; gabble (*) abase (*) embroil (*) gybe (*) prattle

adj. unrestrained by convention or morality; degraded; dissipated; dissolute; libertine; riotous; fast (*) cursory (*) profligate (*) conceited (*) acrid

adj. migratory; roving; wandering (*) obsolete (*) peregrine (*) jaunty (*) protean

n. meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked); gammon (*) chaff (*) stricture (*) conveyance (*) jambon