mercurial
changing opinions and moods frequently, fickle, capricious
augurs
foretells
chimera
a fabrication of the mind
avers
states
majordomo
butler, steward, someone who runs things for someone else
charlatans
frauds
prolix
very verbose
perispirit
the spirit body, which attaches to our body at birth and detaches at death
prestidigitation
sleight of hand
lithe
slender and graceful
hobnobbing
associating with someone in a friendly and familiar way
effulgent
brilliant and bright
anachronism
something out of chronological time, as Beatles music playing in a movie about the Middle Ages
malaprop
the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase, especially the use of a word sounding somewhat like the one intended but ludicrously wrong in the context (m-w.com)
vilification
the act of defaming/harshly insulting someone/something
loa
primary spirit of Vodou
interlocutor
questioner, someone involved in a dialogue
copacetic
happy with, goes along with
duppy
ghost or spirit, usually malevolent
crepuscle
twilight
