Legerdemain

(1) Sleight of hand.
(2) A display of skill, trickery, or artful deception.

Farinaceous

(1) Made from, rich in, or consisting of starch.
(2) Having a mealy or powdery texture.

Persiflage

(1) Light good-natured talk; banter.
(2) Light or frivolous manner of discussing a subject.

Pogrom

An organized, often officially encouraged massacre or persecution of a minority group

Animus

(1) An attitude that informs one's actions; disposition.
(2) A feeling of animosity; ill will. See Synonyms at enmity.
(3) In Jungian psychology, the masculine inner personality as present in women.

Daguerreotype

(1) An early photographic process with the image made on a light-sensitive silver-coated metallic plate.
(2) A photograph made by this process.

Ouevre

(1) A work of art.
(2) The sum of the lifework of an artist, writer, or composer.

Plenitude

(1) An ample amount or quantity; an abundance: a region blessed with a plenitude of natural resources.

(2)The condition of being full, ample, or complete.

Wisenheimer

(1) wise guy, smart aleck
(2) an upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments

Inamorata

a woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations

Oneiric

Of, relating to, or suggestive of dreams.

Panegyric

(1) A formal eulogistic composition intended as a public compliment.
(2) Elaborate praise or laudation; an encomium.

Vassal

1. A person who held land from a feudal lord and received protection in return for homage and allegiance.
2. A bondman; a slave.
3. A subordinate or dependent.