vain+pretender
1Ignoramus — Ig no*ra mus, n. [L., we are ignorant. See {Ignore}.] 1. (Law) We are ignorant; we ignore; being the word formerly written on a bill of indictment by a grand jury when there was not sufficient evidence to warrant them in finding it a true bill.… …
2Ignoramuses — Ignoramus Ig no*ra mus, n. [L., we are ignorant. See {Ignore}.] 1. (Law) We are ignorant; we ignore; being the word formerly written on a bill of indictment by a grand jury when there was not sufficient evidence to warrant them in finding it a… …
3fanfaron — n. 1. Bully, hector, blusterer, swaggerer, vaporer, braggadocio. 2. Empty boaster, vain pretender, blatherskite …
4ignoramus — Noun: An ignorant person; a vain pretender to knowledge; a dunce. See Pentuff v Park, 194 NC 146, 138 SE 616, 53 ALR 626. Verb: Not to know; to take no notice. A word indorsed by the grand jury on the back of the bill when they thought the charge …
5Edinburgh — EDINBURGH, a city, the seat of a university, and the metropolis of the kingdom of Scotland, situated in longitude 3° 10 30 (W.), and latitude 55° 57 29 (N.), about a mile (S. by W.) from Leith, 40 miles (S.S.W.) from Dundee, 42 (E. by N.) from …
6china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …
7China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …
8Iran, ancient — Introduction also known as Persia historic region of southwestern Asia that is only roughly coterminous with modern Iran. The term Persia was used for centuries, chiefly in the West, to designate those regions where Persian language and… …
9House of Festil (fictional) — The House of Festil is a fictional royal family in the Deryni series of historical fantasy novels by Katherine Kurtz. Throughout the novels, various members of the family occasionally serve as primary and/or secondary antagonists of the plot,… …
10France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …
