Retrocede - to go back, recede. To cede back something, like...territory.
Supercilious - coolly and patronizingly haughty
Tyro - a beginner in learning, a novice.
Unflappable - having or showing calmness in a crisis.
victuals :food; provisions
whipjack
whining beggar who pretends to be a sailor
Xerosis abnormal state of dryness of the body.
The lady had waited months for the Prince’s kiss, only to find his parted lips xerotic!
noun
(in bridge or whist) a hand with no card above a nine.
Zester - a kitchen utensil for removing fine shreds of zest from citrus fruit
Addle - ad·dle/ˈadl/ make unable to think clearly; confuse.
Besmirch - To soil, to damage one's reputation
commensurate equal in extent; of the same size"salary will be commensurate with experience"
Dilatory - slow to act.
effete: having lost one’s original power; barren; worn out; exhausted
Festoon - a chain or garland of flowers, leaves, or ribbons, hung in a curve as a decoration
