Draconian
hard, severe, cruel government
Faux pas
A socially awkward move
To Bamboozle
To deceive by elaborate trickery
To Hoodwink
to mislead by a trick, swindle
Lex talionis
The law of retaliation, an eye for an eye
Unfathomable
Inconcevable
Obsequious
overly submissive and eager to please
Hoi polloi
Common people, the masses
To obliterate
to destroy completely
To disavow
to deny responsibility for or connection with
Mendacious
lying; false; deceitful
Eructation
burping or belching
Wunderkind
one who excels in a difficult field at an early age; a child prodigy
Weltanschauung
World view
B�te noire
Someone who is a torn in your side, nemesis
Cosa Nostra
The mafia
Taciturn
(adj.) habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little
Casus belli
cause for war
Deus ex machina
In literature, the use of an artificial device or gimmick to solve a problem.
badinage
light and playful conversation