Dishabille \dis-uh-beel\, noun:
The state of being carelessly or partially dressed.
Beau \boh\, noun:
A frequent and attentive male companion for a woman.
Vespertine \VESS-per-tyne\ adjective:
of, relating to, or occurring in the evening.
Frisson \free-SOHN\, noun:
A brief moment of emotional excitement; thrill.
Hinterland \HIN-tur-land\, noun:
A region remote from urban areas; backcountry.
Chimerical \ky-MER-ih-kuhl\, adjective:
Merely imaginary; produced by or as if by a wildly fanciful imagination; fantastic; improbable or unrealistic.
Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus Test:
DUI Test when a police officer attempts to estimate the angle at which the eye begins to jerk ("nystagmus" is medical jargon for eye jerking); if this occurs sooner than 45 degrees, it theoretically indicates an excessive blood-alcohol concentration. The smoothness of the eye's tracking the penlight (or finger or pencil) is also a factor, as is the jerking when the eye is as far to the side as it can go.
Crapulent \krap-yuh-luhnt\, adjective:
Sick from gross excess in drinking or eating.
Hullabaloo \huhl-uh-buh-loo\, noun:
Great noise or excitement usually in protest or celebration; uproar.
Syncretic \sin-KRET-ik\, adjective:
Uniting and blending together different systems, as of philosophy, morals, or religion.
Gauche \GOHSH\, adjective:
Lacking social polish; tactless; awkward; clumsy.
Priapism \prahy-uh-piz-uh m\, noun:
The occurrence of any persistent erection for more than four hours duration in the absence of sexual stimulation. Named after Priapus, the Greek god of fertility.
Perfidy \PUR-fuh-dee\, noun:
Faithlessness; treachery.
Felicitous \fuh-LIS-uh-tuhs\, adjective:
Happy; delightful; marked by good fortune.
Ken \KEN\, noun:
Perception; understanding; knowledge.
Gambol \GAM-buhl\, intransitive verb:
To dance and skip about in play; to frolic.
Imbibe \im-bahyb\, verb:
To consume (liquids) by drinking; drink.
Recalcitrant \rih-KAL-sih-truhnt\, adjective:
Stubbornly resistant to and defiant of authority or restraint.
Vagary \VAY-guh-ree\, noun:
An extravagant, erratic, or unpredictable notion, action, or occurrence.
Improvident \im-PROV-uh-duhnt\, adjective:
Lacking foresight; negligent; thoughtless.
Vertiginous \vur-TIJ-uh-nuhs\, adjective:
Causing dizziness; also, giddy; dizzy.
Erudite \AIR-yuh-dyt\, adjective:
Characterized by extensive reading or knowledge; learned.
Amalgamate
To combine into a unified or integrated whole; unite.
Capriciously (adv.):
Characterized by or subject to whim; impulsive and unpredictable.
