nostrum: a questionable remedy.

Hogmanay: a gift given on New Year's Eve.

powwow: to confer

eleemosynary: relating to charity; charitable

replevy: to recover goods or chattels wrongfully taken or detained.

prosopography: a description of a person's appearance, career, personality, etc.

• (of a gift or sum of money) Larger or more generous than is usual or necessary.
• (of a person) Very generous.

proffering prof·fer Verb: Hold out (something) to someone for acceptance; offer.

gallivant: Dictionary.com Word of the Day gallivant: to wander about, seeking pleasure or diversion; gad.

zenith: a highest point or state; culmination.