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::: vociferous - clamorous; noisy; V. vociferate: cry out loudly (when complaining)
::: recapitulate - summarize
::: poseur - person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant, etc., to impress others; person who poses; CF. pose
::: hermetic - concerning alchemy or magic; obscure and mysterious; occult
::: nonplus - put at a loss; bring to a halt by confusion; perplex; CF. no more
::: philatelist - stamp-collector; N. philately: stamp collecting
::: extemporaneous - not planned; impromptu; extempore
::: aseptic - preventing infection; having a cleansing effect
::: nauseate - cause to become sick; fill with disgust; fill nausea
::: motley - multi-colored (as of a garment worn by a jester); mixed; heterogeneous; CF. jester: one who jests (as a paid fool at medieval courts)