n. a very boastful and talkative person; a vain boaster (*) effluvium (*) philogynist (*) rendition (*) braggart

n. the sheath of a sword or similar bladed weapon (*) scabbard (*) depression (*) judgment (*) hexagon

n. the outer skin (*) intervale (*) syllabus (*) parish (*) epidermis

n. form of speech used only or chiefly in conversation (*) variation (*) isobar (*) generality (*) colloquialism

n. one who takes part in a conversation or oral discussion (*) interlocutor (*) referrer (*) foliage (*) vestige

n. a leaden sash-bar or grooved strip for fastening panes in stained-glass windows (*) retinue (*) stipend (*) came (*) difference

n. a brimless felt cap in the shape of a truncated cone, usually red with a black tassel (*) sirocco (*) purport (*) prophecy (*) fez

adj. sarcastic and severe (*) insatiable (*) blase (*) caustic (*) ubiquitous

n. a bias in favor of something (*) assonance (*) assailant (*) penchant (*) liturgy

n. a fictitious name, especially when assumed by a writer (*) suspense (*) poise (*) pseudonym (*) solace