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::: panache - flair; manner of doing things without any difficulty (causing admiration); flamboyance; bunch of feathers (on a helmet); Ex. with great panache; CF.
::: interim - meantime; Ex. in the interim; ADJ. taking place during an interim; Ex. interim paper
::: hardy - (of people or animals) sturdy; robust; (of plants) able to stand inclement(stormy) weather
::: shackle - chain; fetter; confine with shackles; N.
::: magnate - person of prominence or influence; powerful or influential person (in business or industry); Ex. oil magnate
::: warrant - justification; written order that serves as authorization (esp. a judicial writ); Ex. search/death warrant; V: justify; guarantee
::: douse - plunge into water or liquid; dip; immerse; drench; wet throughly; extinguish; throw water over; dowse
::: plume - feather, esp. large or showy one; something that rises into the air (like the shape of a feather); Ex. plume of smoke:
::: oversee - watch over and direct; supervise; N. oversight: unintentional failure to notice or do something; supervision
::: spurn - reject disdainfully; scorn; Ex. She spurned all offers of help.