Tartuffe a hypocrite; the word comes from Molière's Le Tartuffe, a play in which the lead character — Tartuffe — almost destroys a family that has taken him in.
riposte French, "retort" or reply in a direct manner.
Parthian pertaining to a shot fired by one in actual or feigned retreat; after the tactics of the archers from Parthia in Western Asia.
beater someone who is hired to flush wild game from cover for hunters; on some hunts, they beat percussion instruments.
censure an expression of blame or disapproval.
lithe supple; easily bent; flexible.
presentiment premonition; a sense that something is about to occur.
Artemis in Greek mythology, the goddess of the hunt.
