roué

|roōˈā|nouna debauched man, esp. an elderly one.

paucity

paucity |ˈpôsitē|noun [in sing. ]the presence of something only in small or insufficient quantities or amounts; scarcity : a paucity ofinformation.

propinquity

|prəˈpi ng kwətē|noun1 the state of being close to someone or something;proximity : he kept his distance as though afraid propinquity might lead him into temptation.2 technical close kinship.

vicissitude

|vəˈsisəˌt(y)oōd|noun (usu. vicissitudes)a change of circumstances or fortune, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant : her husband's sharp vicissitudes of fortune.• poetic/literary alternation between opposite or contrasting things : the vicissitude of the seasons.

mezzanine

|ˈmezəˌnēn; ˌmezəˈnēn|nouna low story between two others in a building, typically between the ground and first floors.• the lowest balcony of a theater, stadium, etc., or the front rows of the balcony.adjective [ attrib. ] Financerelating to or denoting unsecured, higher-yielding loans that are subordinate to bank loans and secured loans but rank above equity.

rutilant

|ˈroōtl-ənt|adjective poetic/literaryglowing or glittering with red or golden light : rutilant gems.

fasces

|ˈfasˌēz|plural noun historical(in ancient Rome) a bundle of rods with a projectingax blade, carried by a lictor as a symbol of amagistrate's power.

fasces

• (in Fascist Italy) such items used as emblems of authority.