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amok adv [Malay amok: furious attack, charge] - in a murderously frenzied manner; in a violently raging manner; in an undisciplined manner, needlessly.  

banal adj [F, fr. MF, of compulsory feudal service] - wanting originality, freshness, or novelty; failing to stimulate, appeal, or arrest attention; trite, worn-out, commonplace.  
--See inane, vapid.

chamois n [MF, fr. LL camox, prob. of non-IE origin] - a cloth used for washing or polishing.

chutzpah n [Y origin] - supreme self-confidence, shameless audacity; nerve.
--See putz.

codicil n [MF codicille, fr. L. codicillus, dim. of codex: book] - a provision, as of a document, made subsequently to and appended to the original; appendix, supplement.
--See modicum.

discubitory adj [L. discumbere: to lie down, recline at table] - leaning, fitted for a reclining posture; the act of reclining at
table according to the manner of the ancients at their meals.

gallivant v [perh. alter. of gallant, fr. ME galaunt fr. MF galant] - to travel or roam for mere pleasure; move, go, travel.

ghiti n [GB var. of E school, fr. ME scole, fr. L schola: lecture, learned discussion] - an institution for the teaching of children.  <General Brown-inspired variant spelling of "school" often used sarcastically to represent the low quality of education available there - "I tried having this conversation with my guidance counselor, but... one word - ghiti." -VM>

googly adv [L stupefacient, pres. part. of stupefacere: to stupefy] - bulging, staring; looking amorously at someone. <"googly eyes">

hymnody n [LL hymnodia, fr. Gk hymnoldein: to sing a hymn or song of praise] - a study of hymns and their composition.

inane adj [L inanis] - lacking significance, meaning, or profundity; shallow, vacant, fatuous, silly. 
--See vapid, banal.

modicum n [ME, fr. L modicus: small, fr. modus: measure] - a small portion; a limited quantity or amount.
--See codicil.

narthex n [LGk narthex, fr. Gk.: giant fennel, fr. the resemblance in shape of the thin porch to a stalk of giant fennel] - a western porch (as in early Christian churches) used originally by persons not entering the church itself; a vestibule leading to the nave of a church; a monster.  

posh adj [origin unknown] - smart or spruce in appearance; elegant or luxurious to an extreme degree.
--See swanky.

putz n [Y origin] - slang; a fool, an idiot.
--See chutzpah.

spork n [combination of spoon and fork] - a plastic eating utensil with a spoonlike bowl and tines.

stupefacient adj [L stupefacient, pres. part. of stupefacere: to stupefy] - bringing about a stupor; stupefying.

suckerducker n [rhyming var. of E. dustbuster, derived fr. E. suck, fr. L sugere: to suck] - an appliance for cleaning by suction, usually portable and powered by a rechargeable battery.  <"The stupid suckerducker just blew bleach in my eyes!" -SM>

swanky adj [perh. fr. MHG swanken: to sway, swag] - characterized by showy display; ostentatious, plushy OR fashionably elegant; luxurious, smart.
--See posh.

thrice adv [ME thries, fr. thrie: three times (fr. OE thriga, thriwa)] - three times; in a threefold manner or degree.

vapid adj [L vapidus: flat tasting, spiritless] - lacking flavor, zest, animation, or spirit; having lost the appeal of liveliness, tang, briskness, or force; flat, insipid, uninteresting, pointless, trite.  <"The banal, inane, vapid putz fell down the stairs, and I laughed." -Anonymous>
--See inane, banal.