die-hard stubborn or resistant person, esp. an extreme conservative.
dispatches news stories sent to a newspaper or broadcaster, as by a correspondent.
Douglas Fairbanks (1883-1939), a handsome silent film star, famous for his roles in The Mark of Zorro, The Three Musketeers, and Robin Hood.
Dreyfus a scapegoat or one who is wrongly accused. Captain Alfred Dreyfus (1859-1935), a Jewish officer in the French Army, was accused of sending secret military documents to the German military. He was convicted of treason, court-martialed, and exiled. Later, it was discovered that Major Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy, a Hungarian with German connections, was the guilty party. Dreyfus had been a convenient scapegoat. In 1906, he was proclaimed innocent.
Elijah a Hebrew prophet mentioned in the Old and New Testaments of the Bible.
Excalibur the magic sword claimed by King Arthur, which only he could remove from the rock in which it was embedded.
explodes with the pale puff of a wet firecracker is anticlimactic.
extradite to turn over (a person accused or convicted of a crime) to the jurisdiction of another country, state, etc. where the crime was allegedly committed.
fatuity stupidity, esp. complacent stupidity; smug foolishness.
fervent having or showing great warmth of feeling; intensely devoted or earnest; ardent.
fit on the old armor prepare for battle.
flivver a small, cheap automobile, esp. an old one.
fray a noisy quarrel or fight; brawl.
frond the leaf of a palm or fern.
fuss and feathers confusion.
