flamboyant
showy, seeking or attracting attention.
encumber
to burden (with something)
jeer
to scoff at
idiosyncrasy
individual peculiarity, behavioral quirk
lore
traditional knowledge
incorrigible
(1) unmanageable.
(2) not correctable.
qualm
worry, concern, misgiving
imprudent
unwise, foolhardy
petulant
ill-tempered
brandish
to wave, hold up in the air
raze
to demolish, destroy (often by burning)