Wordy Wednesday (a day late)

lambent: playing on the surface; flickering.
embonpoint: plumpness of person.
hauteur: haughtiness; arrogance.
expatiate: to speak or write at length.
surreptitious: done, made, or gotten by stealth; also, marked by stealth.
cajole: to coax.
presage: an omen; also, to predict.