| consort |
a wife or husband, especially of a royal personage. |
| crux |
an essential, basic, crucial, or pivotal point. |
| equestrian |
of or relating to horseback riding. |
| fanfare |
a flourish of trumpets, used to mark an entrance or beginning. |
| hubris |
the pride associated with arrogance; pride considered as sin. |
| importune |
to pester with insistent demands or requests. |
| inexorable |
not subject to change by any force or influence; unyielding or unrelenting. |
| lassitude |
lack of mental or physical energy; weariness or listlessness; lethargy. |
| nonchalant |
not showing excitement or anxiety; coolly confident, unflustered, or unworried;casually indifferent. |
| nonexistent |
not having substance in reality. |
| protuberance |
that which projects; bulge or bump. |
| regress |
to go back or backwards, as in reverting to an earlier form or stage of development. |
| savory1 |
having a pleasant taste or smell; appetizing. |
| suave |
polished and urbane. |
| vouch |
to promise to be true, real, or correct (usually followed by "for"). |