classic hound: turkey

turkey (n.) a person (or hound) who lacks good sense or judgement

timorous

timorous (adj.)  of a timid disposition; fearful

odontalgia

odontalgia (n.) toothache

gall

gall (v.) irritate, vex

pendulous

pendulous (adj.) suspended as to swing freely

buttress

buttress (v.)  to support, strengthen or defend

contrite

contrite (adj.) feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for a sin or shortcoming

assiduous

assiduous (adj.) marked by careful, unremitting attention or persistent application 

nihilism

nihilism (n.) a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless 

hotdog

hotdog (v.)  to perform in a conspicuous or often ostentatious manner

disquietude

disquietude (n.) anxiety, agitation

patrician

patrician (n.)  a person of high breeding and cultivation

demure

demure (adj.) quiet, modest, reserved

junoesque

junoesque (adj.)  marked by stately beauty

skylark

skylark (v.)  frolic

reticence

reticence (n.)  reluctance

ennui

ennui (n.)  feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction

gormandize

gormandize (v.)  to eat gluttonously or ravenously

lollygag

lollygag (v.)  to fool around, dawdle

sedulous

sedulous (adj.) involving or accomplished with careful perseverence

amity

amity (n.)  friendship

boyo

boyo (n.)  irish dialect for boy, lad

doleful

doleful (adj.)  expressing grief

turkey

turkey (n.) a person (or hound) who lacks good sense or judgement

hotfoot

hotfoot (v.)  in haste

emprise

emprise (n.)  an adventurous, daring or chivalric enterprise

incredulous

incredulous (adj.)  unwilling to accept or admit what is offered as true

nippy

nippy (adj.) brisk, quick or nimble in movement

marooned

marooned (v.)  to place or leave in isolation, or without hope of ready escape

crepuscule

crepuscule (n.)  twilight

wanton

wanton (adj.) undisciplined, lewd, lustful

sleuthhound

sleuthhound (n.) detective

resplendence

resplendence (n.) glory, brilliant beauty

squinch

squinch (v.)  to make more compact

happy birthday grandpa!

jubilee (n.) a season of celebration

cupidity

cupidity (n.) greed, strong desire 

pulchritude

pulchritude (n.) physical beauty

scamper

scamper (v.)  to run nimbly and usually playfully about

collusion

collusion (n.) secret or illegal cooperation or conspiracy, esp. in order to cheat or deceive others 

satiation

satiation (n.) the state of being satisfactorily full and unable to take on more

flaccid

flaccid (adj.) hanging loosely or limply

masquerade

masquerade (v.) pretend to be someone one is not

ruse

ruse (n.) a trick

wistful

wistful (adj.) full of yearning; musingly sad

awesomeness

awesomeness (adj.) inspiring awe

solipsistic

solipsistic (adj.) believing that oneself is all that exists

venerate

venerate (v.) to regard with respect or to honor

arcadian

arcardian (adj.)  idylically innocent, simple, or untroubled

perfunctory

perfunctory (adj.) showing little interest or enthusiasm

fatuous

fatuous (adj.)  silly, foolish